Is EXPLICIT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPLICIT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is EXPLICIT worth?

EXPLICIT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to EXPLICIT?

EXPLICIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

EXPLICIT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. EXPLICIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

e1x8p3l1i1c3i1t1

PlayableEXPLICIT · 8 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

22points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept EXPLICIT?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 48 / 100

48WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.38

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.63%

Our own measure of how useful EXPLICIT is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EXPLICIT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

explicits20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How EXPLICIT scores

Scrabble e1x8p3l1i1c3i1t1 19

Words with Friends e1x8p4l2i1c4i1t1 22

Face value of the 8 tiles in EXPLICIT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
e	1	12
x	1	1
p	1	2
l	1	4
i	2	9
c	1	2
t	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPLICIT has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with EXPLICIT

explicits20 explicitly24 explicitness23 explicitnesses25

4 longer words begin with EXPLICIT.

Shorter words from the letters in EXPLICIT

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Common questions about EXPLICIT

Is EXPLICIT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPLICIT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is EXPLICIT worth?: EXPLICIT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to EXPLICIT?: EXPLICIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXPLICIT:

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