Unscramble EXEGETICS to get 105 words. EXEGETICS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1X8E1G23E1T1I1C34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXEGETICS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 4 with 6, 20 with 5, 33 with 4, 33 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in EXEGETICS: EXEGETIC, for 18 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with EXEGETICS letters: EXCITES, 16 points.
EXECS scores highest among the 5-letter words from EXEGETICS at 14 points, ahead of EXIES and EXIST on 12. CITES, SIEGE and EXITS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with EXEGETICS letters is EXEC, 13 points; EXES and EXIT on 11 follow. SITE, GETS and TIES are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXEGETICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in CS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXEGETIC (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXEGETICS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXEGETICS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 105) | 88 | 105 | 73 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXIES, TEXES, TEX, TICES, CITS, GEIST, GEITS, TICE, TIGES, CIT, GEIT, TIGE and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXEGETICS, TIX, CIGS, ETICS, CIG, GITES, TECS, GITE, TEC, GIS, SIG, EST and 3 more, 15 in all.