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Is EXPLAIN a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list EXPLAIN is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 19 | 7 |
What does EXPLAIN mean?
- verbmake plain and comprehensible
- verbdefine
- verbserve as a reason or cause or justification of
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for EXPLAIN
Add a letter to make a new word: EXPLAINS.
Words inside EXPLAIN
- LINE4
- PLAN6
- PAIN6
- LIE3
- PLANE7
- PANEL7
- LANE4
- PLAIN7
- PAN5
- PEN5
- ALIEN5
- PIN5
- LAP5
- PIE5
- NAIL4
- PALE6
- PILE6
- PINE6
- LIP5
- LEAN4
- PLEA6
- PAL5
- LEAP6
- AXE10
- NAP5
- LIN3
- PIXEL14
- APEX13
- ALE3
- ALPINE8
- LEA3
- AXLE11
- LAX10
- LEX10
- PENAL7
- APE5
- PEA5
- AIN3
- PAX12
- AXEL11
- NIP5
- NIL3
- LIEN4
- ANI3
- LEI3
- PANE6
- ALP5
- PIA5
- NIX10
- ANIL4
- LAIN4
- PIX12
- PAIL6
- ELAN4
- NAE3
- PINA6
- NAPE6
- ALINE5
- ANE3
- XENIA12
- PINEAL8
- PEAL6
- AIL3
- LIANE5
- ILEX11
- LAPIN7
- PIAN6
- PLENA7
- NIPA6
- NEAP6
- PEIN6
- ILEA4
- AXIL11
- PEAN6
- PIAL6
- PLIE6
- ELAIN5
- PENIAL8
- PILEA7
- ANILE5
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up EXPLAIN in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is EXPLAIN a Scrabble word?
EXPLAIN is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is EXPLAIN worth?
EXPLAIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does EXPLAIN mean?
Make plain and comprehensible.