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254 words come out when you unscramble EXPLICATIVE, starting with EXPLICATIVE itself: 25 in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends. EXPLICATE and EXAPTIVE are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From explicative

Counting the words from EXPLICATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 17 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 10 letters.

11 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

9 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

EXPLICATE tops the 9-letter words made with EXPLICATIVE letters at 20 points; next comes TAILPIECE on 13.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

The best of the 8-letter words in EXPLICATIVE is EXAPTIVE, 20 points; EPITAXIC and EXPLICIT on 19 follow.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

EXCLAVE scores highest among the 7-letter words from EXPLICATIVE at 19 points, ahead of EXCIPLE on 18 and EXPIATE on 16. CAPTIVE is the one most people know.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

EXCEPT and EXPECT are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATIVE, 17 points each. ACTIVE, ITALIC and EXCITE will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

CAPEX scores highest among the 5-letter words made with EXPLICATIVE letters at 16 points, ahead of VEXIL and VITEX on 15. PLACE, LEAVE and CIVIL are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

VEXT tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATIVE at 14 points; next come APEX and CALX on 13. LIVE, VICE and CLIP will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

VAX and VEX share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words from EXPLICATIVE. TAX, ACT and CAT are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with explicative

Among the 2-letter words in EXPLICATIVE, AX, EX and XI tie for first at 9 points. IT, AT and PA are everyday picks.

Neighbor Words of EXPLICATIVE

Keep every letter of EXPLICATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:

More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 11-letter words

Definitions for the Top EXPLICATIVE Plays

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXAPTIVE (20 points) takes the top spot.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

EXAPTIVE 20 · 22
pertaining to an exapted function
EPITAXIC 19 · 21
pertaining to epitaxy
EXCLAVE 19 · 22
a portion of a country which is isolated in foreign territory
EXPLICIT 19 · 22
a statement formerly used at the close of a book
EXCIPLE 18 · 21
a rim around the hymenium of various lichens
EXCEPT 17 · 19
to leave out
EXPECT 17 · 19
to anticipate
PIXELATE 17 · 19
to divide an image into pixels for display in a digital format

Can You Play EXPLICATIVE in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. EXPLICATIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
EXPLICATIVE itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 254)213254198

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

41 of the 254 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPEX, VITEX, CAITIVE, EXEAT, LEVITIC, VICIATE, CLAVIE, TELEPIC, CAVEL, CLEVE, PLACIT, TEX and 29 more. 15 of the 254 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EXAPTIVE, PIXELATE, PIXILATE, ALEXIC, PLEX, VAX, TIX, EPILATE, VAPE, CEILI, VLEI, CLIT and 3 more.

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