Unscramble EXTRINSIC to get 232 words. EXTRINSIC itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are XERIC and XENIC, 14 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
E1X8T1R1I1N12S1I1C34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXTRINSIC split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 13 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 15 with 2.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTRINSIC are led by NIXERS and NIXIES, 13 points each. CITIES, INSERT and INSECT are the familiar ones.
XENIC and XERIC are the top 5-letter words from EXTRINSIC, 14 points each. EXIST, INTER and CENTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with EXTRINSIC letters, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. SITE, NEXT and NICE are the ones most people know.
45 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTRINSIC; 7 of them share the top score of 10. ITS, SET and NET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXTRINSIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with XENIC and XERIC (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTRINSIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRINSIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 190 | 231 | 173 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
41 of the 232 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIXERS, NIXER, TEX, RICIEST, SIRENIC, CRINES, SCIENT, SCRINE, CRINE, CRISE, ERICS, ICERS and 29 more. 17 of the 232 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NEXTS, SIXER, TIX, RECITS, CERTS, CRITS, ETICS, RECIT, CERT, CRIT, STRINE, TECS and 5 more. 1 of the 232 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.