188 words come out when you unscramble EXPULSIVE, starting with EXPULSIVE itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXPULSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 19 with 6, 50 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with EXPULSIVE letters, SILVEX and VEXILS tie for first at 16 points. PIXELS, LEVIES and PELVIS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPULSIVE are led by VEXES and VEXIL, 15 points each. LIVES, SLEEP and PULSE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from EXPULSIVE is PLEX, 13 points; EXES and EXUL on 11 follow. LIVE, PLUS and EVIL are everyday picks.
VEX scores highest among the 3-letter words in EXPULSIVE at 13 points, ahead of PIX on 12 and LEX on 10. USE, SEE and SIX are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EXPULSIVE for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXPULSE, SILVEX and VEXILS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPULSIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPULSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 148 | 188 | 138 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: SUPLEX, ULEXES, EXIES, EXULS, EXUL, ULEX, LIEVES, EPUISE, EPULIS, LEVES, SLIVE, VELES and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: PLEXES, PLEX, EVULSE, SLIEVE, LEVIS, VLEIS, LEVS, VLEI, LIPE and SEV.