318 words come out when you unscramble EXSICCATING, starting with EXSICCATING itself: 23 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXSICCANT leads with 20 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXSICCATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
INEXACT tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXSICCATING at 16 points; next come EXITING and SEXTING on 15. SEATING, CASTING and ACCENTS will look familiar.
AXENIC and EXACTS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words from EXSICCATING. CITIES, AGENTS and EATING are the ones most people know.
EXACT and XENIC are the top 5-letter words from EXSICCATING, 14 points each. AGENT, TAXES and EXIST will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in EXSICCATING, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. NEXT, CASE and NICE are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with EXSICCATING letters; 9 of them share the top score of 10. CAN, GET and TAX are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXSICCATING but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXACTING, EXCISING and EXCITING (18 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXSICCATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXSICCATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 263 | 318 | 239 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
55 of the 318 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXSICCANT, AXINITES, TAXINGS, AXINITE, SIXAINE, ACCINGES, ACCITING, SIXAIN, ACCINGE, CAECITIS, SAGENITIC, ACCITES and 43 more. 24 of the 318 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SEXTING, EXING, NEXTS, TICCING, TIX, CENTAI, CENTAS, GENISTA, TAGINES, ATIGIS, CIGS, ETICS and 12 more.