Unscramble EXTORTIONATE and you have 322 words, EXTORTIONATE itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXTORTIONATE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 9 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in EXTORTIONATE: TETROTOXIN, for 17 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTORTIONATE are led by EXTRAIT, EXTREAT and TRIAXON, 14 points each. TRAINEE and NITRATE are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 6-letter words from EXTORTIONATE tie at 13 points; none scores more. ENTIRE, EXTENT and RETAIN will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in EXTORTIONATE, the top score is 12, reached by 18. ENTER, EXTRA and RATIO are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 4-letter words made with EXTORTIONATE letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. NEXT, TEXT and RATE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTORTIONATE, 10 score 10 points, the group's best. NOT, ARE and ONE are the ones most people know.
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; EXERTION and EXTRANET (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTORTIONATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTORTIONATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 243 | 321 | 223 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TETROTOXIN, EXORATION, INTERTEXT, EXTERNAT, TETRAXON, EXTRAIT, EXTREAT, TRIAXON, EXTINE, NITROX, OREXIN, TETTIX and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXTRANET, REXINE, TEXTER, OXER, TIX, TENTORIA, NOTATOR, TAENITE, ATTRIT, OATIER, ARENE, NATTO and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.