306 words come out when you unscramble EXPLANATIVE, starting with EXPLANATIVE itself: 23 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXPLANATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 11 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 10 letters.
ANTIVAX scores highest among the 7-letter words from EXPLANATIVE at 17 points, ahead of EPAXIAL and EXPIATE on 16. EXPLAIN and VALIANT are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATIVE tie at 13 points; none scores more. NATIVE, PLANET and PANTIE will look familiar.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATIVE are led by VEXIL, VITEX and VIXEN, 15 points each. EVENT, LEAVE and ALIVE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from EXPLANATIVE is VEXT, 14 points; APEX and PLEX on 13 follow. NEXT, EVEN and LIVE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in EXPLANATIVE are led by VAX and VEX, 13 points each. TAX, VAN and PET are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXAPTIVE (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPLANATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLANATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 245 | 306 | 228 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
61 of the 306 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAXIPLANE, ANTIVAX, EPAXIAL, VITEX, PANAX, EXTINE, AVENTAILE, EXEAT, ELVANITE, LANX, VENTAILE, PAVEN and 49 more. 17 of the 306 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EXAPTIVE, PIXELATE, PLEX, VAX, TIX, EPILATE, PALEATE, VAPE, ELVEN, LEPTIN, NEPETA, VLEI and 5 more.