Unscramble XERISCAPED and you have 333 words, XERISCAPED itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. XERISCAPE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from XERISCAPED split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 8 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with XERISCAPED letters: XERISCAPE, for 20 points.
CAPEXES tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble XERISCAPED at 18 points; next come EXCIDES and EXCISED on 17. RECIPES, PRECISE and EXPIRES will look familiar.
EXCIDE and SPADIX share the top score of 16 among the 6-letter words from XERISCAPED. PRICES, RECIPE and PIECES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from XERISCAPED, CAPEX leads with 16 points, then CAREX and EXECS on 14. PRICE, SPACE and PEACE are the familiar ones.
APEX, EXEC and PREX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words in XERISCAPED. CARD, PICS and PAID are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with XERISCAPED letters, PAX and PIX tie for first at 12 points. CAR, SIX and ADS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of XERISCAPED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with X · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by XERISCAPE (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
XERISCAPED is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XERISCAPED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 333) | 280 | 331 | 258 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XERISCAPED, CAPEXES, CAPEX, PREXIE, DISPEACE, EPACRIDS, CAPRIDS, DISCERP, DISPACE, EPACRID, EXIES, PEARCED and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: XERISCAPE, EXEDRAS, DEIXES, EXED, PERCIDS, SEXER, SIXER, CAPRESE, PERCID, XED, PACIER, CAPRI and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.