333 words come out when you unscramble EXTINCTIONS, starting with EXTINCTIONS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXTINCTIONS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 20 with 8, 44 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with EXTINCTIONS letters: EXTINCTION, 19 points.
4 of 20 8-letter words from EXTINCTIONS tie at 17 points; none scores more. CONTENTS, CONTEXTS and INSTINCT will look familiar.
Among 44 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINCTIONS, the top score is 16, reached by 7. SECTION, CONTENT and CONTEXT are the familiar ones.
EXONIC, EXOTIC and TOXICS share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINCTIONS. NOTICE, CITIES and INTENT are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from EXTINCTIONS, COXES, TOXIC and XENIC tie for first at 14 points. EXIST, COINS and ICONS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in EXTINCTIONS, OXIC leads with 13 points, then EXIT and EXON on 11. NEXT, TEXT and COST are the familiar ones.
COX tops the 3-letter words made with EXTINCTIONS letters at 12 points; next come EXO and NIX on 10. NOT, ONE and ITS will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of EXTINCTIONS, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONTEXTS, EXCISION, EXCITONS and EXTINCTS (17 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
EXTINCTIONS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 333) | 270 | 333 | 243 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
63 of the 333 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COXIEST, NOXES, OXIES, CENTONIST, INSECTION, CENTOIST, EXO, INSCIENT, NOX, TEX, CONNIES, COTTISE and 51 more. 27 of the 333 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EXOTICIST, OXIC, NEXTS, COTININES, COTININE, TIX, INCENTS, NEONICS, NICOISE, INCENT, NEONIC, ETICS and 15 more.