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Is EXPLAINS a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list EXPLAINS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 20 | 8 |
What does EXPLAINS mean?
EXPLAINS is a form of EXPLAIN.
- verbmake plain and comprehensible
- verbdefine
- verbserve as a reason or cause or justification of
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside EXPLAINS
- LINE4
- SIX10
- PLAN6
- SEX10
- SEA3
- PLANS7
- PAIN6
- LINES5
- SALE4
- EXPLAIN16
- LIE3
- PLANE7
- LIES4
- PANEL7
- LANE4
- PLAIN7
- LIPS6
- SPIN6
- PAN5
- PEN5
- SIN3
- SLIP6
- ALIEN5
- PIN5
- SEAL4
- LAS3
- PLANES8
- SNAP6
- LAP5
- PIE5
- LENS4
- NAIL4
- PANELS8
- PALE6
- PILE6
- PINE6
- SPAN6
- LIP5
- LEAN4
- AXIS11
- PENIS7
- ALIENS6
- PLEA6
- SLAP6
- LANES5
- NAILS5
- PAL5
- SPA5
- SAIL4
- SEN3
- PLAINS8
- SPINE7
- LEAP6
- INS3
- AXE10
- SPINAL8
- PAINS7
- PENS6
- PINS6
- NAP5
- ISLE4
- LIN3
- PIXEL14
- APEX13
- LAPS6
- AISLE5
- SIP5
- SNAIL5
- SANE4
- ALE3
- ALPINE8
- PILES7
- ALPS6
- PALS6
- PEAS6
- PIES6
- PAS5
- SAP5
- LEA3
- PIXELS15
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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 EXPLAINS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is EXPLAINS a Scrabble word?
EXPLAINS 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 EXPLAINS worth?
EXPLAINS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does EXPLAINS mean?
Make plain and comprehensible.