266 words come out when you unscramble EXPLOSIVES, starting with EXPLOSIVES itself: 22 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. EXPLOSIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPLOSIVES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 12 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 19 with 2.
EXPLOSIVE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with EXPLOSIVES letters; it scores 21 points.
SILVEX, VEXILS and VOXELS share the top score of 16 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIVES. PIXELS, VESSEL and SLEEPS are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words made with EXPLOSIVES letters are led by VEXES, VEXIL and VOXEL, 15 points each. LIVES, SOLVE and LOVES are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPLOSIVES, EXPO and PLEX tie for first at 13 points. LOVE, LIVE and EVIL are everyday picks.
VEX and VOX share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words from EXPLOSIVES. SEE, OIL and SIX are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SILVEXES (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXPLOSIVES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLOSIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 208 | 266 | 187 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXSLIPS, ISOLEXES, OXSLIP, ISOLEX, EXIES, OXIES, EXO, SOLIVES, VOIPS, ELOPSES, ESSIVE, LIEVES and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VOXELS, PLEXES, VOXEL, LEXISES, PLEX, SLIEVES, SLIEVE, LEVIS, POLIES, VLEIS, LEVS, LIPOS and 9 more, 21 in all.