Unscramble EXTINGUISHMENT to get 429 words. EXTINGUISHMENT itself is a real word: 27 points on a Scrabble board, 31 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXTINGUISH and EXHUMING lead with 21 points. 14 letters: 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXTINGUISHMENT by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 28 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 13 or 12 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with EXTINGUISHMENT letters: INTEGUMENTS, 14 points.
EXTINGUISH tops the 10-letter words in EXTINGUISHMENT at 21 points; next come INEXISTENT on 17 and NIGHTTIMES on 16.
The best of the 9-letter words from EXTINGUISHMENT is SIXTEENTH, 19 points; TEGUEXINS on 17 and EIGHTSMEN on 15 follow. SENTIMENT, INTESTINE and NIGHTTIME are everyday picks.
EXHUMING tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHMENT at 21 points; next come SIXTIETH and UNMIXING on 18. EXISTING, MEETINGS and EXISTENT will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from EXTINGUISHMENT, EXHUMES and MINXISH tie for first at 19 points. MEETING, HUNTING and INSIGHT are everyday picks.
EXHUME tops the 6-letter words in EXTINGUISHMENT at 18 points; next come HEXING on 17 and MIXING on 16. THINGS, EXTENT and NIGHTS will look familiar.
HEXES and SIXTH share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words made with EXTINGUISHMENT letters. NIGHT, MIGHT and THING are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTINGUISHMENT, MINX and MIXT tie for first at 13 points. NEXT, TEXT and HUGE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from EXTINGUISHMENT, HEX leads with 13 points, then MIX and MUX on 12. MEN, SIX and HIT are the familiar ones.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXHUMING (21 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXTINGUISHMENT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTINGUISHMENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 429) | 327 | 428 | 293 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEXINGS, EXEMING, MIXINGS, TEGUEXINS, EXIGENTS, MIXIEST, TEGUEXIN, TEXTINGS, TEXTISM, TITHINGMEN, EIGHTSMEN, MIXENS and 89 more, 101 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MUXING, SEXTING, TEXTING, MUXES, SMITHING, EXING, HUMINTS, MENSHEN, MINUETING, MUX, NEXTS, THINGIES and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
With one more tile, the letters of EXTINGUISHMENT spell the words below.