290 words come out when you unscramble EXONUCLEASE, starting with EXONUCLEASE itself: 20 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CLAXONS, CULEXES and EXCUSAL lead with 16 points. 11 letters: 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXONUCLEASE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 22 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with EXONUCLEASE letters: COUNSELEE, for 11 points.
Among the 7-letter words from EXONUCLEASE, CLAXONS, CULEXES and EXCUSAL tie for first at 16 points. COUNSEL, ENCLOSE and CLEANSE are everyday picks.
Of the 58 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXONUCLEASE, 7 score 15 points, the group's best. SEXUAL, CLAUSE and EXCUSE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with EXONUCLEASE letters; 7 of them share the top score of 14. CLOSE, CAUSE and SCALE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXONUCLEASE, the top score is 13, reached by 4. CASE, ONCE and SCAN are the familiar ones.
COX scores highest among the 3-letter words from EXONUCLEASE at 12 points, ahead of AXE and EXO on 10. CAN, ONE and SEC are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLAXONS and CULEXES (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXONUCLEASE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXONUCLEASE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 234 | 290 | 215 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
56 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCUSAL, CAXONS, CAXON, ULEXES, EXULS, NOXAL, NOXES, EXUL, LANX, SAXE, SEAX, ULEX and 44 more. 19 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CULEXES, LAXES, LEUCONS, SECONAL, ECLOSE, EOCENE, LEUCON, ASCON, CALOS, LOANEES, CALS, ECOS and 7 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXONUCLEASE and one more.