396 words come out when you unscramble EXTINGUISHER, starting with EXTINGUISHER itself: 23 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXTINGUISHER split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 8 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words made with EXTINGUISHER letters is EXTINGUISH, 21 points; GENITRIXES on 18 and ETHERISING on 14 follow.
Among 54 8-letter words from EXTINGUISHER, the top score is 16, reached by 6. EXISTING, STEERING and INTEGERS are the familiar ones.
HEXINGS scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHER at 18 points, ahead of EXIGENT and EXITING on 15. NEITHER, INSIGHT and THEREIN are the ones most people know.
HEXING tops the 6-letter words from EXTINGUISHER at 17 points; next come HEXERS and RHEXES on 16. RIGHTS, THINGS and EITHER will look familiar.
The 5-letter words in EXTINGUISHER are led by HEXER, HEXES and SIXTH, 15 points each. RIGHT, NIGHT and THING are the familiar ones.
GREX scores highest among the 4-letter words made with EXTINGUISHER letters at 12 points, ahead of EXES and EXIT on 11. HERE, NEXT and HUGE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHER, HEX leads with 13 points, then NIX and REX on 10. GET, SIX and HIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXTINGUISHER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ER · all 12-letter words
The meaning of EXTINGUISHER, and of the 5 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTINGUISHER, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINGUISHER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 299 | 396 | 274 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
97 of the 396 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GENITRIXES, HEXINGS, TEGUEXINS, EXIGENTS, GENETRIX, GENITRIX, RHEXES, RHEXIS, TEGUEXIN, EXTINES, GREXES, EXTINE and 85 more. 25 of the 396 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SEXTING, UNSEXIER, ETHERISING, REXINES, EXING, REXINE, NEXTS, SEXER, SIXER, THINGIES, THINGIE, HENGES and 13 more.
With one more tile, the letters of EXTINGUISHER spell the words below.