Unscramble EXPLICATORY and you have 371 words, EXPLICATORY itself among them: it scores 25 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. EPICALYX and XYLOCARP are the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
E1X8P34L12I1C34A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXPLICATORY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with EXPLICATORY letters: EXPLICATOR, 21 points.
EPICALYX and XYLOCARP are the top 8-letter words from EXPLICATORY, 22 points each. TROPICAL, LITERACY and PARTICLE will look familiar.
PYREXIC scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATORY at 21 points, ahead of APTERYX and EPITAXY on 19. EXACTLY, OPTICAL and TYPICAL are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with EXPLICATORY letters, EXPIRY and PEROXY tie for first at 18 points. POLICY, PLAYER and POETRY are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLICATORY, the top score is 17, reached by 8. EXTRA, EXACT and PROXY are the familiar ones.
COXY, PIXY and POXY are the top 4-letter words from EXPLICATORY, 16 points each. CITY, TYPE and PLAY will look familiar.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words in EXPLICATORY at 15 points, ahead of OXY and YEX on 13. TAX, ACT and PAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXPLICATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in RY · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EPICALYX and XYLOCARP (22 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPLICATORY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLICATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 312 | 371 | 287 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
59 of the 371 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XYLIC, CAPEX, COXY, PLACITORY, COXIER, ETYPICAL, EXTIRP, POTICARY, POLYACT, XRAY, ECTOPY, ETYPIC and 47 more. 25 of the 371 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PLEIOTAXY, EXTROPY, PYREX, POXY, ALEXIC, POXIER, OXIC, PLEX, ACTORLY, COPAY, PACEY, TAXOL and 13 more.