Unscramble EXPECTATIONAL to get 424 words. EXPECTATIONAL itself is a real word: 24 points on a Scrabble board, 28 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Counting the words from EXPECTATIONAL by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 3 with 10, 24 with 9, 58 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 12 letters.
All 2 of the 11-letter words made with EXPECTATIONAL letters score 22 points. EXCEPTIONAL and EXPECTATION are the ones most people know.
The best of the 10-letter words in EXPECTATIONAL is EXAPTATION, 19 points; EXALTATION on 17 and PLACENTATE on 14 follow.
Among 24 9-letter words from EXPECTATIONAL, the top score is 20, reached by 4. POTENTIAL, EXCEPTION and LACTATION are the familiar ones.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTATIONAL is CINEPLEX, 19 points; EXACTION and EXCITANT on 17 follow. ELECTION, TAXATION and PATIENCE are everyday picks.
EXCIPLE tops the 7-letter words made with EXPECTATIONAL letters at 18 points; next come CELOTEX and COAXIAL on 16. CAPITAL, CONTEXT and OPTICAL will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTATIONAL, EXCEPT and EXPECT tie for first at 17 points. POLICE, EXTENT and PALACE are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from EXPECTATIONAL, CAPEX leads with 16 points, then CALIX and CAXON on 14. PLACE, PEACE and PIECE are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words in EXPECTATIONAL tie at 13 points; none scores more. NEXT, TEXT and CLIP will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with EXPECTATIONAL letters, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. CAN, TAX and ACT are the ones most people know.
EXPECTATIONAL first, then short meanings for the 5 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
EXPECTATIONAL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPECTATIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 424) | 351 | 423 | 319 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCEPTANT, PLEONEXIA, TAXIPLANE, EXITANCE, CAPEX, EPAXIAL, EXTATIC, CAXON, PANAX, PLACENTATE, APLANETIC, COPATAINE and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CINEPLEX, EXOPLANET, PIXELATE, CELOTEX, ALEXIC, OXIC, PLEX, PLIOCENE, TAXOL, CALPAIN, NOPLACE, PAEONIC and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: EXAPTATION.