Unscramble EXPLOSIBLE and you have 239 words, EXPLOSIBLE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXPLOSIBLE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in EXPLOSIBLE: PILLBOXES, for 20 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with EXPLOSIBLE letters: BOLLIXES, 17 points.
9 of 25 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIBLE tie at 15 points; none scores more. PIXELS, EXPOSE and EXILES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in EXPLOSIBLE, the top score is 14, reached by 8. SLEEP, BOXES and POLLS are the familiar ones.
EXPO, IBEX and PLEX are the top 4-letter words made with EXPLOSIBLE letters, 13 points each. BILL, BELL and POLL will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIBLE, BOX, PIX and POX tie for first at 12 points. SEE, OIL and SIX are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of EXPLOSIBLE for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PILLBOXES (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: EXPLOSIBLE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLOSIBLE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 197 | 239 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: EXPLOSIBLE, BOLIXES, OXSLIP, BOLIX, ISOLEX, EXIES, OXIES, EXO, BOEPS, POLLIES, BOEP, ELLOPS and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: PLEXES, PLEX, POLIES, LIPOS, LIPE, LIPO, OLLIES, BES, POS, PO and OI.