Unscramble EXTINCTION and you have 152 words, EXTINCTION itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXTINCTION by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 17 with 6, 27 with 5, 46 with 4, 32 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINCTION, TOXIC and XENIC tie for first at 14 points. OCTET, IONIC and TOXIN are everyday picks.
OXIC tops the 4-letter words in EXTINCTION at 13 points; next come EXIT and EXON on 11. NEXT, TEXT and NOTE will look familiar.
COX scores highest among the 3-letter words made with EXTINCTION letters at 12 points, ahead of EXO and NIX on 10. NOT, ONE and NET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXTINCTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ON · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONTEXT, EXCITON and EXTINCT (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTINCTION, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINCTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 152) | 124 | 152 | 112 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
28 of the 152 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXO, NOX, TEX, ENTOTIC, INCONIE, CONNIE, CONNE, NOICE, NONETTI, CITO, COIT, COTT and 16 more. 12 of the 152 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OXIC, COTININE, TIX, NEONIC, ONCET, ECO, INNIE, TEC, TENNO, NONI, TEIN and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXTINCTION and one more.