Unscramble EXPLANATIONS and you have 436 words, EXPLANATIONS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. EXPLANATION and EXPANSIONAL are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EXPLANATIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 7 with 10, 23 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
EXPANSIONAL and EXPLANATION share the top score of 20 among the 11-letter words in EXPLANATIONS.
The best of the 10-letter words made with EXPLANATIONS letters is TAXIPLANES, 19 points; NEAPOLITAN and NONSPATIAL on 12 follow.
4 of 23 9-letter words from EXPLANATIONS tie at 18 points; none scores more. EXPANSION and NATIONALS will look familiar.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATIONS, EXPLAINS, EXPLANTS and EXPLOITS tie for first at 17 points. NATIONAL, PLEASANT and NEONATAL are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words from EXPLANATIONS, 9 score 16 points, the group's best. EXPLAIN, PENSION and PANTIES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words in EXPLANATIONS, the top score is 15, reached by 6. PIXELS, TOXINS and EXPATS are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 5-letter words made with EXPLANATIONS letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. TAXES, EXIST and LATEX will look familiar.
APEX, EXPO and PLEX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATIONS. NEXT, OPEN and EXIT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from EXPLANATIONS, PAX, PIX and POX tie for first at 12 points. TAX, SIX and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXPLANATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXPANSIONAL (20 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLANATIONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLANATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 436) | 367 | 436 | 337 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAXIPLANES, PLANXTIES, TAXIPLANE, EPAXIAL, PANAXES, ANATEXIS, OXSLIP, SAXONITE, PANAX, ISOLEX, LAXIST, NEAPOLITANS and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POXIEST, PLEX, TAXOLS, LAXES, NEXTS, TAXOL, NONSTAPLE, SEALPOINT, PIANOLAS, TIX, LEPTINS, NOPALES and 18 more, 30 in all.
This word takes every letter of EXPLANATIONS plus a single extra one.