281 words come out when you unscramble EXFOLIATOR, starting with EXFOLIATOR itself: 20 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. FOXTAIL and FLAXIER are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EXFOLIATOR split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among 53 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXFOLIATOR, the top score is 16, reached by 4. RETAIL, FILTER and FOOTER are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words from EXFOLIATOR tie at 15 points; none scores more. AFTER, EXTRA and FLOOR will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in EXFOLIATOR, the top score is 14, reached by 8. LIFE, FILE and LEFT are the familiar ones.
FAX, FIX and FOX are the top 3-letter words made with EXFOLIATOR letters, 13 points each. ARE, ART and AIR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXFOLIATOR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in OR · all 10-letter words
What EXFOLIATOR means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: EXFOLIATOR is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXFOLIATOR itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 231 | 279 | 212 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ORIFEX, EXFIL, FLEXI, FLEXO, FOXIE, FAIX, FLIX, FLOX, ORIXA, RETOX, TAXOR, EXO and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXFOLIATOR, FOREX, FOLX, TAXOL, FAROLITO, OXER, FLOREAT, TIX, ROOFIE, AFRO, FLIR, FOO and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXFOLIATOR and one more.