Unscramble EXPLORATIONAL and you have 424 words, EXPLORATIONAL itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. EXPLORATION is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 13 letters split into 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EXPLORATIONAL split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 26 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2. None has 12 letters.
EXPLORATION tops the 11-letter words in EXPLORATIONAL at 20 points; next comes OPERATIONAL on 13.
RELAXATION scores highest among the 10-letter words made with EXPLORATIONAL letters at 17 points, ahead of POLLINATOR and TROPAEOLIN on 12. RELATIONAL is the one most people know.
EXOTROPIA, EXTROPIAN and TAXIPLANE are the top 9-letter words from EXPLORATIONAL, 18 points each. OPERATION, RATIONALE and PERINATAL will look familiar.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORATIONAL, EXPIATOR, EXPIRANT and PREAXIAL tie for first at 17 points. OPTIONAL, RELATION and ORIENTAL are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with EXPLORATIONAL letters, the top score is 16, reached by 6. EXPLAIN, PARTIAL and POINTER are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORATIONAL tie at 15 points; none scores more. OPTION, PARENT and EXPORT will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from EXPLORATIONAL, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. EXTRA, OPERA and APART are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in EXPLORATIONAL; 4 of them share the top score of 13. NEXT, PART and OPEN are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with EXPLORATIONAL letters are led by PAX, PIX and POX, 12 points each. TOP, TAX and PRO are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of EXPLORATIONAL for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with EX · ending in AL · all 13-letter words
What EXPLORATIONAL means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLORATIONAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORATIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 424) | 342 | 423 | 305 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAXIPLANE, EXPIRANT, EPAXIAL, EXARATION, EXORATION, POLLAXE, EXTIRP, PEROXO, LAXATOR, PANAX, TRIAXON, LARNAX and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXOTROPIA, EXTROPIAN, POXIER, PLEX, TAXOL, ANTIPOLAR, ENALAPRIL, INTERLOOP, OXER, TROPAEOLA, TROPEOLIN, EPILATOR and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.