Unscramble EXPRESSIVE and you have 230 words, EXPRESSIVE itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 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 EXPRESSIVE split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 16 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 57 with 4, 36 with 3 and 10 with 2. None has 9 letters.
VEXERS scores highest among the 6-letter words from EXPRESSIVE at 16 points, ahead of EXPIRE and PREXES on 15. SERIES, SEVERE and SERVES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPRESSIVE, VEXER and VEXES tie for first at 15 points. PRESS, SERVE and VERSE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with EXPRESSIVE letters, PREX leads with 13 points, then EXES on 11 and PERV on 9. EVER, RISE and PEER are the familiar ones.
VEX tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPRESSIVE at 13 points; next come PIX on 12 and REX on 10. SEE, SIX and SIR will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of EXPRESSIVE, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXPIRES, EXPRESS, PREXIES and VEXERS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXPRESSIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPRESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 187 | 230 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: PREXIE, EXIES, PEEVERS, PREEVES, PRIEVES, PEEVER, PERVES, PREEVE, PREVES, PRIEVE, IVRESSE, PERVE and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: SEXERS, SIXERS, SEXER, SIXER, SEVERIES, PERVS, PERV, PERES, SEVS, PERE, SEPS, SEV and 2 more.