217 words come out when you unscramble EXPURGATE, starting with EXPURGATE itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXPURGE leads with 17 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EXPURGATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 14 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
EXPAT scores highest among the 5-letter words from EXPURGATE at 14 points, ahead of EXEAT and EXERT on 12. GREAT, PETER and EXTRA are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPURGATE are led by APEX and PREX, 13 points each. PAGE, PART and RATE are the familiar ones.
PAX tops the 3-letter words in EXPURGATE at 12 points; next come AXE and RAX on 10. ARE, GET and ART will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXPERT and PRETAX (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPURGATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPURGATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 173 | 217 | 166 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: EXPURGE, EXEAT, GREX, TEX, EPURATE, GAUPER, TREAGUE, APERT, ARGUTE, GAUP, GEEP, PEARE and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: EPATER, GATER, PERE, AREG, TEGU, URP and TE.
These 2 words take every letter of EXPURGATE plus a single extra one.