Unscramble EXPURGATED and you have 278 words, EXPURGATED itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are EXPURGATE and EXPURGED, 19 points each. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXPURGATED by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 19 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in EXPURGATED: EXPURGATE, 19 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPURGATED are led by EXAPTED and EXPURGE, 17 points each. UPGRADE, TAPERED and ERUPTED are the familiar ones.
EXPERT and PRETAX are the top 6-letter words from EXPURGATED, 15 points each. UPDATE, AGREED and REPEAT will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from EXPURGATED is EXPAT, 14 points; EXUDE and RAXED on 13 follow. PETER, EXTRA and GRADE are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in EXPURGATED are led by APEX and PREX, 13 points each. PAGE, PART and DRUG are the familiar ones.
PAX tops the 3-letter words made with EXPURGATED letters at 12 points; next come DEX and DUX on 11. GET, TAX and RED will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXPURGATED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXAPTED (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPURGATED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPURGATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 223 | 278 | 210 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPURGED, EXPURGE, EXEAT, GREX, DUX, EPURATED, GAUPED, GRAPED, TEX, UPDRAG, DRAPET, EPERDU and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXAPTED, EXED, XED, PUDGE, EPATER, URPED, AGUED, DURAG, DEP, PERE, URP, DA and 1 more, 13 in all.