Unscramble EXPISCATE and you have 241 words, EXPISCATE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXPECTS, CAPEXES and EXCEPTS lead with 18 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXPISCATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 10 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPISCATE, EXCEPT and EXPECT tie for first at 17 points. PIECES, ESCAPE and ASPECT are everyday picks.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words from EXPISCATE at 16 points; next come EXACT and EXECS on 14. SPACE, PEACE and PIECE will look familiar.
APEX and EXEC share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPISCATE. CASE, PAST and PICS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from EXPISCATE, PAX and PIX tie for first at 12 points. ITS, TAX and ACT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of EXPISCATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCEPTS and EXPECTS (18 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: EXPISCATE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPISCATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 209 | 241 | 200 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPISCATE, CAPEXES, EPITAXES, CAPEX, EXEATS, EXEAT, EXIES, TEXES, PECTISE, SAXE, TEX, SCAPI and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PACIEST, TIX, SPECT, ETICS, PST, TEC, ATS, EST and TE, 9 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of EXPISCATE plus a single extra one.