Unscramble EXPROBRATING and you have 391 words, EXPROBRATING itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. EXPORTING and PAINTBOX are the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EXPROBRATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 14 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
REPROBATING is the only one of the 11-letter words made with EXPROBRATING letters; it scores 16 points.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in EXPROBRATING: PERORATING, 13 points.
The best of the 9-letter words from EXPROBRATING is EXPORTING, 19 points; EXTROPIAN on 18 and PROBATING on 14 follow. OPERATING and REPORTING are everyday picks.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPROBRATING, PAINTBOX leads with 19 points, then EXPIATOR and EXPIRANT on 17. AIRBORNE, ANTERIOR and BARITONE are the familiar ones.
GEARBOX scores highest among the 7-letter words from EXPROBRATING at 17 points, ahead of AIRPROX on 16 and ORATRIX on 14. AIRPORT, PARTNER and POINTER are the ones most people know.
PEGBOX tops the 6-letter words in EXPROBRATING at 18 points; next come BOXING and POXING on 16. EXPORT, BORING and PIGEON will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with EXPROBRATING letters, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. BEING, EXTRA and BRING are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPROBRATING tie at 13 points; none scores more. PAGE, NEXT and BEAR will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from EXPROBRATING, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. BIG, BOX and TAX are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXPROBRATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXPORTING and PAINTBOX (19 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: EXPROBRATING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPROBRATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 391) | 312 | 391 | 297 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
78 of the 391 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPROBRATING, EXPIRANT, AIRPROX, OXTERING, RETOXING, BAXTER, BONXIE, EXTIRP, BOXEN, OXGATE, TRIAXON, BIOPARENT and 66 more. 16 of the 391 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PAINTBOX, EXTROPIAN, PREOBTAIN, OXER, PINOTAGE, PONGIER, TIX, BOGART, PEROGI, PROB, BING, APO and 4 more. 1 of the 391 answers is missing from Scrabble US: BIGA.