Unscramble EXTRASOLAR to get 288 words. EXTRASOLAR itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXTRORSAL leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXTRASOLAR by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 15 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with EXTRASOLAR letters: EXTRORSAL, for 16 points.
9 of 60 6-letter words from EXTRASOLAR tie at 13 points; none scores more. RESORT, ALERTS and EXTRAS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTRASOLAR, the top score is 12, reached by 22. AREAS, LEAST and LATER are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from EXTRASOLAR; 9 of them share the top score of 11. ALSO, LAST and AREA are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in EXTRASOLAR, the top score is 10, reached by 12. ARE, ART and TAX are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXTRASOLAR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in AR · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OXALATES (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
EXTRASOLAR is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRASOLAR itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 239 | 288 | 220 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: EXTRORSAL, LAXATORS, LAXATOR, TAXORS, RETOX, SOREX, TAXOR, SAXE, EXO, TEX, OESTRAL, TARSEAL and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: EXTRASOLAR, TAXOLS, LAXES, OXERS, TAXOL, OXER, REALTORS, OLESTRA, REALTOR, OSETRA, SOLERA, SORTAL and 7 more.