Unscramble EXCUSALS and you have 137 words, EXCUSALS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1X8C34U12S1A1L12S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EXCUSALS split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 32 with 5, 47 with 4, 35 with 3 and 11 with 2.
CULEX scores highest among the 5-letter words from EXCUSALS at 14 points, ahead of AXELS and AXLES on 12. CLASS, SALES and CASES are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCUSALS, CALX leads with 13 points, then AXEL and AXES on 11. CASE, SALE and LESS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCUSALS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LS · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CALXES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXCUSALS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCUSALS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 137) | 109 | 137 | 105 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCUSALS, EXCUSAL, EXULS, EXUL, SAXE, ULEX, SECULA, CLAES, SCULS, SCUSE, AESC, CEAS and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LAXES, CALS, CAL and SUS, 4 in all.