Unscramble EXTINGUISHES and you have 364 words, EXTINGUISHES itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXTINGUISHES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 31 with 8, 58 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with EXTINGUISHES letters: EXTINGUISH, 21 points.
Of the 31 8-letter words from EXTINGUISHES, 4 score 16 points, the group's best. EXISTING, INSIGHTS and EIGHTIES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHES is HEXINGS, 18 points; EXIGENT and EXITING on 15 follow. INSIGHT, GENESIS and ISSUING are everyday picks.
HEXING tops the 6-letter words from EXTINGUISHES at 17 points; next come SIXISH and SIXTHS on 16. THINGS, NIGHTS and SHEETS will look familiar.
The 5-letter words in EXTINGUISHES are led by HEXES and SIXTH, 15 points each. NIGHT, THING and SHEET are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words made with EXTINGUISHES letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. NEXT, THEN and HUGE will look familiar.
HEX scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHES at 13 points, ahead of NIX and SEX on 10. GET, ITS and NET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EXTINGUISHES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HEXING (17 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXTINGUISHES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINGUISHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 287 | 364 | 261 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 77 of them: HEXINGS, TEGUEXINS, EXIGENTS, SIXISH, TEGUEXIN, SEXINGS, UNSEXIST, EXTINES, EXTINE, SEETHINGS, EXIES, TEXES and 65 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: SEXTINGS, UNSEXIEST, SEXTING, EXING, NEXTS, THINGIES, SHINTIES, THINGIE, HENGES, TIX, HENGE, SHITES and 14 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of EXTINGUISHES and one more.