249 words come out when you unscramble EXPATIATES, starting with EXPATIATES itself: 19 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is EXPATIATE, 18 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXPATIATES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 12 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
EXPATIATE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with EXPATIATES letters; it scores 18 points.
APEXES and EXPATS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words from EXPATIATES. ESTATE and PETITE are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from EXPATIATES, EXPAT, PAXES and PIXES tie for first at 14 points. STATE, TAXES and EXIST are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in EXPATIATES, APEX leads with 13 points, then AXES and AXIS on 11. TEXT, EAST and PAST are the familiar ones.
PAX and PIX are the top 3-letter words made with EXPATIATES letters, 12 points each. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EXPATIATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXPIATES (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPATIATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPATIATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 200 | 249 | 191 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: EPITAXES, EXEATS, EXEAT, EXIES, TEXES, SAXE, ASEPTATE, TEX, PETTIES, SPATTEE, TAPETIS, ATTAPS and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: TIX, PITTAS, AETATIS, PITTA, PST, ATS, EST, TES and TE.
This word takes every letter of EXPATIATES plus a single extra one.