Unscramble EXPLAINED and you have 247 words, EXPLAINED itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 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 EXPLAINED split into 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 7, 33 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 8 letters.
33 6-letter words made with EXPLAINED letters; 4 of them share the top score of 16. EXPAND, DENIAL and LEANED are everyday picks.
EXPEL and PIXEL share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words from EXPLAINED. INDEX, PANEL and IDEAL are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLAINED are led by APEX and PLEX, 13 points each. PLAN, DEAL and PAID are the familiar ones.
PAX and PIX are the top 3-letter words in EXPLAINED, 12 points each. END, AID and LED will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EXPLAINED for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
What EXPLAINED means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLAINED is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLAINED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 200 | 247 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: PLEXED, INDEXAL, LAXED, LANX, ALEPINE, NEAPED, PAIDLE, PEANED, PLEAED, ALPEEN, LEPID, PENED and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: PLEX, EXED, XED, NAPED, PEDI, DEP, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, DAN and DA.