289 words come out when you unscramble EXPROBRATORY, starting with EXPROBRATORY itself: 26 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. OXYTROPE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXPROBRATORY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 6 with 8, 19 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with EXPROBRATORY letters: REPROBATORY, for 18 points.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in EXPROBRATORY: REPROBATOR, 14 points.
APTERYX and EXTROPY share the top score of 19 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPROBRATORY. PROBATE, TROOPER and PORTRAY are the ones most people know.
PEROXY and TOYBOX are the top 6-letter words from EXPROBRATORY, 18 points each. REPORT, POETRY and EXPORT will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in EXPROBRATORY, 6 score 17 points, the group's best. PARTY, EXTRA and BOOTY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with EXPROBRATORY letters, BOXY and POXY tie for first at 16 points. TYPE, BYTE and PRAY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPROBRATORY, PYX leads with 15 points, then OXY and YEX on 13. BOX, TAX and PAY are the familiar ones.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OXYTROPE (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXPROBRATORY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPROBRATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 221 | 289 | 199 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPROBRATORY, TOYBOX, BOXTY, BAXTER, PEROXO, REPROBATOR, XRAY, PARROTRY, YEX, PETRARY, RETOX, TAXOR and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OXYTROPE, EXTROPY, PYREX, POXY, BOTOX, POBOY, OXER, PERORATOR, PTOOEY, BARRY, BAYER, BROEY and 10 more, 22 in all.