332 words come out when you unscramble EXTORTIONARY, starting with EXTORTIONARY itself: 22 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
E1X8T1O1R1T1I1O1N12A1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXTORTIONARY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 10 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with EXTORTIONARY letters: ORIENTATOR, 10 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTORTIONARY, ANOREXY, ANXIETY and OXYTONE tie for first at 17 points. TRAINER, TERRAIN and TORRENT are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words in EXTORTIONARY, the top score is 13, reached by 6. ENTITY, TREATY and RETAIN are the familiar ones.
IXNAY tops the 5-letter words made with EXTORTIONARY letters at 15 points; next come AXION and AXITE on 12. ENTRY, EXTRA and RAINY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTORTIONARY, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. YEAR, NEXT and TEXT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from EXTORTIONARY, OXY and YEX tie for first at 13 points. ARE, ANY and ART are everyday picks.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ANOREXY, ANXIETY and OXYTONE (17 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTORTIONARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTORTIONARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 332) | 255 | 332 | 239 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXORATION, TETRAXON, EXTRAIT, TRIAXON, XRAY, NITROX, OREXIN, YEX, NIXER, ORIXA, RETOX, TAXOR and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: IXNAY, OXER, TIX, RETORTION, TENTORIA, TRYNA, NOTATOR, OATY, TARTIER, TIYN, TYIN, OATIER and 4 more, 16 in all.