297 words come out when you unscramble EXPLOSIONS, starting with EXPLOSIONS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EXPLOSIONS split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 6 with 8, 22 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words from EXPLOSIONS, OXSLIPS leads with 16 points, then EPSILON and PENSILS on 9. LESIONS and POISONS are the familiar ones.
OXLIPS, OXSLIP and PIXELS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIONS. LESSON, POISON and SLOPES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIONS; 5 of them share the top score of 14. OPENS, PIXEL and POOLS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from EXPLOSIONS are led by EXPO and PLEX, 13 points each. OPEN, POOL and LOOP are the familiar ones.
PIX and POX are the top 3-letter words in EXPLOSIONS, 12 points each. ONE, OIL and SIX will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXPLOSIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OXLIPS and PIXELS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPLOSIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLOSIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 240 | 297 | 217 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 57 of them: OXSLIPS, OXSLIP, ISOLEX, NOXES, OXIES, POLONISES, SLIPNOOSE, EXO, NOX, POLONIES, POLONISE, POISSON and 45 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: PLEX, LOOPINESS, OPSONISE, PINLESS, POSOLES, INSPOS, PLEONS, POLIES, POSOLE, INSPO, LIPOS, PLEON and 11 more.