Unscramble EXPLOSION to get 242 words. EXPLOSION itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPLOSION by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
OXLIPS, OXSLIP and PIXELS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSION. POISON, LESION and PONIES are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 5-letter words from EXPLOSION tie at 14 points; none scores more. OPENS, PIXEL and POOLS will look familiar.
EXPO and PLEX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words from EXPLOSION. OPEN, POOL and LOOP are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in EXPLOSION, PIX and POX tie for first at 12 points. ONE, OIL and SIX are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of EXPLOSION, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ON · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OXLIPS and PIXELS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLOSION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLOSION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 197 | 242 | 181 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 242 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXSLIP, ISOLEX, NOXES, OXIES, EXO, NOX, POLONIES, POLONISE, POLONIE, LOIPEN, PELONS, ELOPS and 33 more. 16 of the 242 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PLEX, PLEONS, POLIES, POSOLE, INSPO, LIPOS, PLEON, LIPE, LIPO, LOONIE, POOS, POO and 4 more.
This word takes every letter of EXPLOSION plus a single extra one.