Unscramble EXPLORATIVE and you have 345 words, EXPLORATIVE itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is EXAPTIVE, 20 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXPLORATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 15 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words made with EXPLORATIVE letters, EXAPTIVE leads with 20 points, then EXPIATOR and PIXELATE on 17. RELATIVE and ELEVATOR are the familiar ones.
OVERLAX and OVERTAX are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORATIVE, 17 points each. PRIVATE, EXPLORE and OPERATE will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words from EXPLORATIVE, VERTEX and VORTEX tie for first at 16 points. TRAVEL, EXPERT and EXPORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with EXPLORATIVE letters, the top score is 15, reached by 5. LEAVE, EXTRA and ALIVE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORATIVE is VEXT, 14 points; APEX and EXPO on 13 follow. OVER, LOVE and LIVE are everyday picks.
VAX, VEX and VOX are the top 3-letter words from EXPLORATIVE, 13 points each. TAX, PET and PAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EXPLORATIVE for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXAPTIVE (20 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXPLORATIVE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 345) | 285 | 345 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 60 of them: EXTIRP, PREXIE, VITEX, PROLATIVE, PERVIATE, EXEAT, ORIXA, PIVOTER, RETOX, TAXOR, PRIEVE, VORPAL and 48 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: EXAPTIVE, PIXELATE, POXIER, VOXEL, EXILER, PLEX, VAX, REVIOLATE, TAXOL, OXER, EPILATOR, PERVO and 12 more.