339 words come out when you unscramble EXPLICATOR, starting with EXPLICATOR itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. EXOCARP is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 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 EXPLICATOR split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 15 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
PRECOITAL is the only one of the 9-letter words in EXPLICATOR; it scores 13 points.
EXPIATOR scores highest among the 8-letter words made with EXPLICATOR letters at 17 points, ahead of APORETIC and CAPRIOLE on 12. TROPICAL and PARTICLE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 7-letter words from EXPLICATOR is EXOCARP, 18 points; EXACTOR and EXCITOR on 16 follow. ARTICLE, OPTICAL and REPLICA are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATOR, the top score is 15, reached by 15. POLICE, EXPORT and CARPET are the familiar ones.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words from EXPLICATOR at 16 points; next come CALIX and CAREX on 14. PRICE, PLACE and TOPIC will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in EXPLICATOR; 8 of them share the top score of 13. CARE, CART and CLIP are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with EXPLICATOR letters, the top score is 12, reached by 4. CAR, TAX and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXPLICATOR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in OR · all 10-letter words
What EXPLICATOR means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPLICATOR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLICATOR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 339) | 295 | 338 | 266 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPEX, COXIER, EXTIRP, APORETIC, ORIXA, RETOX, TAXOR, CLIPART, PATRICO, POLACRE, PROCTAL, PTEROIC and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ALEXIC, POXIER, OXIC, PLEX, TAXOL, OXER, POLICER, TOECLIP, EPILATOR, PACIER, TIX, TRICEP and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXPLICATOR and one more.