Unscramble EXCURSIVE and you have 194 words, EXCURSIVE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXCURSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 27 with 6, 52 with 5, 55 with 4, 39 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCURSIVE, CERVIX leads with 18 points, then VEXERS on 16 and CRUXES on 15. SECURE, CRUISE and RESCUE are the familiar ones.
VEXER and VEXES are the top 5-letter words from EXCURSIVE, 15 points each. SERVE, VIRUS and CURVE will look familiar.
CRUX and EXEC share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words made with EXCURSIVE letters. USER, SURE and EVER are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCURSIVE, VEX leads with 13 points, then REX and SEX on 10. USE, SEE and SIX are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCURSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CERVIXES (20 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCURSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCURSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 194) | 150 | 194 | 142 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCUSIVE, EXCURSE, CRUIVES, EXIES, CRUIVE, CRUVES, CIVES, CRUVE, CIVE, ECURIES, REVIES, RIEVES and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEXER, SIXER, CUVEES, CUVEE, ERUVS, ERUV, SEV and CRU, 8 in all.