Unscramble EXPLICATE and you have 220 words, EXPLICATE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. EXCIPLE is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPLICATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 16 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in EXPLICATE: PIXELATE, 17 points.
CAPEX scores highest among the 5-letter words from EXPLICATE at 16 points, ahead of CALIX and EXACT on 14. PLACE, PEACE and PIECE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATE, the top score is 13, reached by 4. CLIP, TAPE and CAPE are the familiar ones.
PAX and PIX are the top 3-letter words from EXPLICATE, 12 points each. TAX, LET and ACT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of EXPLICATE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCIPLE (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPLICATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLICATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 190 | 220 | 178 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: CAPEX, EXEAT, TELEPIC, PLACIT, TEX, CAPLE, CLEEP, CLIPE, CALP, CAPI, PELTAE, CITAL and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: PIXELATE, ALEXIC, PLEX, TIX, EPILATE, CLIT, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, CAL, TEC and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXPLICATE and one more.