Unscramble EXPONENTIALS to get 429 words. EXPONENTIALS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. EXPONENTIAL is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXPONENTIALS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 3 with 10, 22 with 9, 59 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words made with EXPONENTIALS letters is EXPONENTIAL, 20 points; EXTENSIONAL on 18 follows.
The 10-letter words in EXPONENTIALS are led by EXOPLANETS and PLEONEXIAS, 19 points each.
7 of 22 9-letter words from EXPONENTIALS tie at 18 points; none scores more. EXTENSION, EXPANSION and PENALTIES will look familiar.
Of the 59 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPONENTIALS, 8 score 17 points, the group's best. EXPLAINS, SENTINEL and EXPLOITS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words in EXPONENTIALS, the top score is 16, reached by 11. EXPLAIN, PANTIES and EXPLOIT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with EXPONENTIALS letters, 10 score 15 points, the group's best. PIXELS, ASLEEP and EXPOSE are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPONENTIALS tie at 14 points; none scores more. TAXES, EXIST and LATEX will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from EXPONENTIALS, APEX, EXPO and PLEX tie for first at 13 points. NEXT, OPEN and PAIN are everyday picks.
PAX, PIX and POX are the top 3-letter words in EXPONENTIALS, 12 points each. TAX, SIX and PET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXPONENTIALS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXPONENTS, EXTENSIONAL and PIXELATES (18 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXPONENTIALS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPONENTIALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 429) | 361 | 429 | 323 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLEONEXIAS, PLANXTIES, PLEONEXIA, EPITAXES, OXSLIP, SAXONITE, EXTINES, EXEATS, EXTINE, ISOLEX, LAXIST, EXEAT and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXOPLANETS, EXOPLANET, EXPANSILE, PIXELATES, PIXELATE, POXIEST, SEXENNIAL, PLEXES, PLEX, TAXOLS, LAXES, NEXTS and 26 more, 38 in all.