Unscramble EXPANSIVE to get 225 words. EXPANSIVE itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. EXPANSE and VIXENS are the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXPANSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
VAXES, VEXES and VIXEN share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPANSIVE. SEVEN, ASPEN and PINES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from EXPANSIVE is APEX, 13 points; AXES and AXIS on 11 follow. EVEN, SAVE and PAIN are everyday picks.
VAX and VEX are the top 3-letter words in EXPANSIVE, 13 points each. SIX, VAN and SPA will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of EXPANSIVE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXPANSE and VIXENS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPANSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPANSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 185 | 225 | 176 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: EXIES, PAVENS, SAXE, PAVEN, VESPA, NAEVES, NEIVES, PAVS, ASPINE, AVINE, AVISE, EEVNS and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: VAXES, VAX, VAPES, VAPE, NAVS, VINS, NAV, SEV and VIN.