Unscramble EXPLANATORILY to get 450 words. EXPLANATORILY itself is a real word: 25 points on a Scrabble board, 28 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXPLANATORY leads with 23 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPLANATORILY by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words in EXPLANATORILY, EXPLANATORY leads with 23 points, then PERINATALLY on 16.
PREAXIALLY tops the 10-letter words made with EXPLANATORILY letters at 22 points; next come RELAXATION on 17 and PALLIATORY on 15. RELATIONAL will look familiar.
EXPIATORY, PLEIOTAXY and POLYAXIAL share the top score of 21 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATORILY. PARTIALLY, RATIONALE and PLANETARY are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from EXPLANATORILY; 4 of them share the top score of 20. PARENTAL, AIRPLANE and TAXPAYER are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words in EXPLANATORILY, 5 score 19 points, the group's best. EXPLAIN, PENALTY and ANXIETY are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with EXPLANATORILY letters, EXPIRY and PEROXY tie for first at 18 points. PLAYER, POETRY and EXPORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLANATORILY, the top score is 17, reached by 5. PARTY, EXTRA and PROXY are the familiar ones.
PIXY and POXY are the top 4-letter words from EXPLANATORILY, 16 points each. NEXT, TYPE and PLAY will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in EXPLANATORILY, PYX leads with 15 points, then OXY and YEX on 13. ANY, TAX and PAY are the familiar ones.
These 2 words have the length of EXPLANATORILY, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LY · all 13-letter words
What EXPLANATORILY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPLANATORILY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLANATORILY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 450) | 365 | 450 | 337 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PREAXIALLY, POLYAXIAL, APYREXIA, PLANXTY, NITROXYL, TAXIPLANE, XYLONITE, EXPIRANT, XYLENOL, EPAXIAL, EXARATION, NEXTLY and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEIOTAXY, EXTROPY, EXTROPIAN, PYREX, POXY, IXNAY, POXIER, LINOTYPER, PLENARILY, PROLATELY, LINOTYPE, PLEX and 16 more, 28 in all.