Unscramble EXPECTINGLY and you have 290 words, EXPECTINGLY itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXPECTING, EXCEPTING and EXIGENCY lead with 21 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EXPECTINGLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 5 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 10 letters.
EXCIPLE scores highest among the 7-letter words from EXPECTINGLY at 18 points, ahead of PLEXING on 17 and CLYPING on 15. GENETIC, NEGLECT and GENTILE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTINGLY is PYXING, 19 points; EXCEPT and EXPECT on 17 follow. CLIENT, PLENTY and PEEING are everyday picks.
CYLIX, PYXIE and XYLIC share the top score of 17 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTINGLY. PIECE, EXCEL and PIXEL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from EXPECTINGLY is PIXY, 16 points; LYNX and NIXY on 14 follow. NEXT, CITY and TYPE are everyday picks.
PYX tops the 3-letter words in EXPECTINGLY at 15 points; next come YEX on 13 and PIX on 12. GET, YET and EYE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXPECTINGLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LY · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXCEPTING, EXIGENCY and EXPECTING (21 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXPECTINGLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPECTINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 223 | 290 | 202 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
67 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPECTINGLY, PYXING, PLEXING, XYLIC, YCLEEPING, YEXING, NEXTLY, CLYPING, PYCNITE, CLEEPING, ETYPIC, EXTINE and 55 more. 21 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CINEPLEX, EPIGYNE, EXING, PLEX, YEETING, GLINTY, TIX, GYNIE, LEPTIN, CLEG, EELING, INCEL and 9 more.