263 words come out when you unscramble EXTINGUISH, starting with EXTINGUISH itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. 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 EXTINGUISH by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 8, 18 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISH, HEXING leads with 17 points, then SEXING on 14 and NIXIES on 13. THINGS, NIGHTS and GENIUS are the familiar ones.
SIXTH tops the 5-letter words from EXTINGUISH at 15 points; next come EXING on 13 and EXIST on 12. NIGHT, THING and GUEST will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with EXTINGUISH letters, the top score is 11, reached by 4. NEXT, THEN and HUGE are the familiar ones.
HEX tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISH at 13 points; next come NIX and SEX on 10. GET, ITS and NET will look familiar.
This word has the length of EXTINGUISH, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HEXING (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXTINGUISH is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINGUISH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 216 | 263 | 198 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEXINGS, SHITING, SITHING, HETING, TEX, EHING, EUGHS, GHEST, HINGS, HISTIE, SITHEN, THIGS and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEXTING, EXING, NEXTS, THINGIES, THINGIE, TIX, SHITE, SHEN, STINGE, GITES, TEGUS, GIS and 6 more, 18 in all.