289 words come out when you unscramble EXTERNATS, starting with EXTERNATS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: EXTRANETS. Of the shorter words, EXTERNAT, EXTRANET and EXTREATS lead with 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EXTERNATS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among 23 7-letter words from EXTERNATS, the top score is 14, reached by 6. EASTERN, NEAREST and EARNEST are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTERNATS tie at 13 points; none scores more. ESTATE, STREET and SENATE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with EXTERNATS letters, 13 score 12 points, the group's best. RATES, ENTER and EXTRA are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTERNATS, the top score is 11, reached by 6. NEXT, TEXT and RATE are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words from EXTERNATS tie at 10 points; none scores more. ARE, SEE and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXTERNATS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXTRANETS (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts EXTERNATS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERNATS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 228 | 289 | 209 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXTERNATS, EXTERNAT, EXTREATS, EXTREAT, EXEATS, EXEAT, TEXES, SAXE, TEX, RATEENS, TESTERN, ARETTS and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXTRANETS, EXTRANET, TEXTERS, TEXTER, NEXTS, SEXER, STERANE, ARENES, ARENE, EASER, RESAT, ESNE and 7 more, 19 in all.