323 words come out when you unscramble EXPLICATES, starting with EXPLICATES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EXPLICATES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 13 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
EXCIPLES scores highest among the 8-letter words in EXPLICATES at 19 points, ahead of EPITAXES and EXPIATES on 17. ESPECIAL is the one most people know.
4 of 41 7-letter words from EXPLICATES tie at 18 points; none scores more. SPECIAL, PLASTIC and ECLIPSE will look familiar.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATES are led by EXCEPT and EXPECT, 17 points each. PLACES, PIECES and CASTLE are the familiar ones.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATES at 16 points; next come CALIX and EXACT on 14. PLACE, PEACE and PIECE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from EXPLICATES, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. CASE, PICS and CAST are the ones most people know.
PAX and PIX are the top 3-letter words in EXPLICATES, 12 points each. TAX, ACT and SIX will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXPLICATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCIPLES (19 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPLICATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLICATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 323) | 279 | 323 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: EXPISCATE, CAPEXES, EPITAXES, CAPEX, EXEATS, LAXIST, EXEAT, EXIES, PLICATES, SALIX, TELEPICS, TEXES and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: PIXELATES, PIXELATE, CALIXES, ALEXIC, PLEXES, PLEX, LAXES, PACIEST, EPILATES, PLICAS, TIX, EPILATE and 6 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXPLICATES and one more.