132 words come out when you unscramble EXPENSIVE, starting with EXPENSIVE itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EXPENSIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 9 with 6, 32 with 5, 43 with 4, 33 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPENSIVE are led by VEXES and VIXEN, 15 points each. SEVEN, SPINE and PINES are the familiar ones.
EXES and NIXE are the top 4-letter words from EXPENSIVE, 11 points each. EVEN, SEEN and PINE will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of EXPENSIVE, 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; EXPENSE and VIXENS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPENSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPENSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 132) | 105 | 132 | 101 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
27 of the 132 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXIES, EEVENS, NEIVES, EEVEN, EEVNS, NEIVE, PENIES, VISNE, EEVN, PENIE, NEPS, PENE and 15 more. 4 of the 132 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VINS, SEV, VIN and ESNE.