255 words come out when you unscramble EXPLORING, starting with EXPLORING itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXPLORING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words in EXPLORING, POXING leads with 16 points, then PLEXOR and POXIER on 15. REGION, LONGER and IGNORE are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORING, OXLIP and PIXEL tie for first at 14 points. LINER, REIGN and PRONE are everyday picks.
EXPO, PLEX and PREX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words from EXPLORING. OPEN, GIRL and GONE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLORING, PIX and POX tie for first at 12 points. LOG, PRO and PIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXPLORING but one, change that one, and you get:
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EXPLORING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLORING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 255) | 189 | 255 | 171 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLEXING, OREXIN, GREX, NIXER, EXO, NOX, PINGLER, PROLING, GRIPLE, PIEROG, PINGLE, PLERION and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POXIER, EXING, PLEX, OXER, PONGIER, PEROGI, PERNIO, PLEON, PORIN, LIPE, LIPO, LOGIN and 6 more, 18 in all.