Unscramble EXPECTORATING and you have 468 words, EXPECTORATING itself among them: it scores 25 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. EXPECTATION, EXPECTORANT and EXCERPTING are the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPECTORATING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 3 with 11, 13 with 10, 54 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 12 letters.
EXPECTATION and EXPECTORANT share the top score of 22 among the 11-letter words in EXPECTORATING.
Among the 10-letter words made with EXPECTORATING letters, EXCERPTING leads with 22 points, then EXCERPTION on 21 and COEXERTING on 20. PROTECTING, EXTRACTION and EXTRACTING are the familiar ones.
EXCEPTING and EXPECTING share the top score of 21 among the 9-letter words from EXPECTORATING. OPERATING, EXCEPTION and RECEPTION are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTORATING, EXCEPTOR and EXCERPTA tie for first at 19 points. CATERING, PATIENCE and PRENTICE are everyday picks.
EXCERPT, EXOCARP and PRINCOX are the top 7-letter words from EXPECTORATING, 18 points each. PERCENT, CONTEXT and EXTRACT will look familiar.
EXCEPT and EXPECT share the top score of 17 among the 6-letter words in EXPECTORATING. EXPERT, EXTENT and EXPORT are the ones most people know.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words made with EXPECTORATING letters at 16 points; next come CAREX and CAXON on 14. PRICE, TOPIC and EXTRA will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPECTORATING, the top score is 13, reached by 7. PAGE, NEXT and TEXT are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from EXPECTORATING tie at 12 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and TAX will look familiar.
This word has the length of EXPECTORATING, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXCERPTING and EXPECTATION (22 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPECTORATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPECTORATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 468) | 375 | 467 | 340 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCEPTANT, EXCEPTOR, EXCERPTA, EXTREATING, TANOREXIC, EXITANCE, EXPIRANT, XERANTIC, CAPEX, EXIGEANT, EXTATIC, GENETRIX and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PAROXETINE, EXOGENIC, EXTROPIAN, EXTRANET, POXIER, TEXTING, EPICENTRA, EXING, OXIC, REXINE, TEXTER, EPATERING and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.