Unscramble EXECRATES and you have 233 words, EXECRATES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are EXACTERS, EXCRETES and EXECRATE, 17 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXECRATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 15 with 2.
EXACTS and EXSECT are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXECRATES, 15 points each. CREATE, SECRET and EXTRAS will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from EXECRATES, CAREX, EXACT and EXECS tie for first at 14 points. RATES, EXTRA and TAXES are everyday picks.
EXEC scores highest among the 4-letter words from EXECRATES at 13 points, ahead of AXES and EXES on 11. CASE, CARE and RATE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXECRATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
EXECRATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXECRATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXECRATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 199 | 233 | 189 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXEATS, EXEAT, TEXES, SAXE, TEX, SECRETA, CRESTA, SCREET, SEARCE, ACERS, CAESE, CREES and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEXER, CERTS, CERT, TECS, EASER, TEC, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all.