Unscramble EXHUMATES and you have 232 words, EXHUMATES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is EXHUMATE, 20 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXHUMATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 16 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in EXHUMATES: EXHUMATE, 20 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXHUMATES, HEXES leads with 15 points, then EXAMS and MAXES on 14. SHEET, THEME and TEAMS are the familiar ones.
AMEX and EXAM are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXHUMATES, 13 points each. THUS, HEAT and MATH will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words from EXHUMATES is HEX, 13 points; MAX and MUX on 12 follow. HAS, TAX and SAT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXHUMATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXHUMES (19 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXHUMATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXHUMATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 177 | 231 | 164 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: EXHUMATES, EXHUMATE, EXEATS, EXEAT, MEATHES, TEXES, MEATHE, MEATHS, SAXE, SMEATH, SMEETH, HEAME and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: MUXES, MUX, MUTHAS, MUTHA, SHTUM, MEH, AHS, MES, TUM, UMS, ATS, EST and 1 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: AMEX.