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Words from letters EXPLAIN

From the letters EXPLAIN, you can form as many as 117 words - Check which ones

7 letter words:

  • explain16

6 letter words:

  • alexin13
  • xenial13
  • alpine8
  • penial8
  • pineal8
What words can be composed of letters EXPLAIN

5 letter words:

  • pixel14
  • axile12
  • xenia12
  • lapin7
  • panel7
  • penal7
  • pilea7
  • plain7
  • plane7
  • plena7
  • alien5
  • aline5
  • anile5
  • elain5
  • liane5

4 letter words:

  • apex13
  • plex13
  • axel11
  • axil11
  • axle11
  • ilex11
  • lanx11
  • nixe11
  • leap6
  • lipa6
  • lipe6
  • nape6
  • neap6
  • nipa6
  • pail6
  • pain6
  • pale6
  • pane6
  • peal6
  • pean6
  • pein6
  • pela6
  • peni6
  • pial6
  • pian6
  • pila6
  • pile6
  • pina6
  • pine6
  • plan6
  • plea6
  • plie6
  • aine4
  • anil4
  • eina4
  • elan4
  • ilea4
  • lain4
  • lane4
  • lean4
  • lien4
  • line4
  • nail4
  • neal4

3 letter words:

  • pax12
  • pix12
  • axe10
  • lax10
  • lex10
  • nix10
  • alp5
  • ape5
  • lap5
  • lep5
  • lip5
  • nap5
  • nep5
  • nip5
  • pal5
  • pan5
  • pea5
  • pen5
  • pia5
  • pie5
  • pin5
  • ail3
  • ain3
  • ale3
  • ane3
  • ani3
  • ean3
  • lea3
  • lei3
  • lie3
  • lin3
  • nae3
  • nie3
  • nil3

2 letter words:

  • ax9
  • ex9
  • xi9
  • pa4
  • pe4
  • pi4
  • ae2
  • ai2
  • al2
  • an2
  • ea2
  • el2
  • en2
  • in2
  • la2
  • li2
  • na2
  • ne2

EXPLAIN - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Explanation of the word "EXPLAIN"

"Explain" is a verb that means to make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail. It involves making something easier to understand by providing clarification or information.

In a game of Scrabble, "EXPLAIN" can be a valuable word due to its length and the availability of high scoring letters. The word "EXPLAIN" has a total of 17 points in Scrabble, making it a high-scoring play if you are able to strategically place it on the board. Utilizing the "X" tile, which is worth 8 points, along with other valuable letters like "P" and "L", can help you maximize your score.

When playing Scrabble, it's not only about the length of the word but also about finding opportune spots on the board to place your word for maximum points. If you can create a word like "EXPLAIN" that uses high-value letters and lands on a double or triple word score tile, you can significantly boost your score and put yourself in a better position to win the game.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters EXPLAIN?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters EXPLAIN is the word Explain. Number of letters: 7.
The second longest word is the word Alexin. Number of letters: 6.

What anagrams can be formed from the word EXPLAIN?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Explain.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters E,X,P,L,A,I,N?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters EXPLAIN is the word Explain. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 16.The second highest-scoring word is the word Pixel. The possible number of points is: 14.

How many letters does the word EXPLAIN have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Explain - number of letters: 7. The word Explain contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 3. The list of vowels present in this word is: A, E, I. The word Explain contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 4. The list of consonants present in this word is: L, N, P, X.

How to properly pronounce the word EXPLAIN?


Letter Analysis - word EXPLAIN

The word EXPLAIN, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: A, E, I, L, N, P, X. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter A in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 16 0,1
3 89 0,6
4 261 1,7
5 715 4,5
6 1187 7,5
7 1767 11,2
8 2164 13,8
9 2471 15,7
10 2188 13,9
11 1797 11,4
12 1274 8,1
13 849 5,4
14 581 3,7
15 364 2,3
Words ending with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 15 0,3
3 56 1,1
4 314 5,9
5 632 11,9
6 738 13,9
7 935 17,6
8 764 14,4
9 635 12,0
10 504 9,5
11 331 6,2
12 190 3,6
13 108 2,0
14 60 1,1
15 30 0,6
Occurrences of the letter A in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter A The number of words [%]
0 120405 45,0
1 110558 41,3
2 32580 12,2
3 3868 1,4
4 321 0,1
5 17 0,0
6 2 0,0

The letter E in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 12 0,1
3 58 0,5
4 158 1,4
5 288 2,6
6 673 6,1
7 1169 10,6
8 1638 14,9
9 1830 16,6
10 1677 15,2
11 1279 11,6
12 958 8,7
13 653 5,9
14 371 3,4
15 266 2,4
Words ending with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,1
3 107 0,4
4 689 2,5
5 1477 5,4
6 2627 9,6
7 3501 12,8
8 4448 16,3
9 4844 17,7
10 3621 13,2
11 2594 9,5
12 1630 6,0
13 985 3,6
14 527 1,9
15 286 1,0
Occurrences of the letter E in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter E The number of words [%]
0 81615 30,5
1 114602 42,8
2 55768 20,8
3 13772 5,1
4 1842 0,7
5 152 0,1

The letter I in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter L in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter N in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter P in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter P
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 74 0,3
4 341 1,5
5 821 3,5
6 1541 6,6
7 2524 10,8
8 3148 13,5
9 3467 14,8
10 3325 14,2
11 2797 12,0
12 2094 9,0
13 1510 6,5
14 1041 4,5
15 665 2,8
Words ending with the letter P
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,1
3 70 4,7
4 179 12,1
5 146 9,9
6 173 11,7
7 198 13,4
8 193 13,0
9 138 9,3
10 118 8,0
11 81 5,5
12 66 4,5
13 74 5,0
14 29 2,0
15 13 0,9
Occurrences of the letter P in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter P The number of words [%]
0 203032 75,8
1 56568 21,1
2 7741 2,9
3 404 0,2
4 6 0,0

The letter X in the word EXPLAIN

Words that start with the letter X
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,7
3 1 0,3
4 1 0,3
5 15 5,0
6 19 6,3
7 26 8,6
8 38 12,5
9 44 14,5
10 54 17,8
11 43 14,2
12 23 7,6
13 18 5,9
14 14 4,6
15 5 1,7
Words ending with the letter X
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,5
3 42 7,7
4 31 5,7
5 65 11,9
6 94 17,2
7 103 18,8
8 96 17,6
9 43 7,9
10 34 6,2
11 21 3,8
12 6 1,1
13 8 1,5
14 1 0,2
Occurrences of the letter X in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter X The number of words [%]
0 260919 97,4
1 6812 2,5
2 20 0,0

The number of letters in the word EXPLAIN: 7

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 7-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 7-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 1767 5,4
B 2290 7,0
C 2771 8,4
D 1754 5,3
E 1169 3,6
F 1421 4,3
G 1382 4,2
H 1186 3,6
I 651 2,0
J 430 1,3
K 555 1,7
L 1141 3,5
M 1818 5,5
N 661 2,0
O 842 2,6
P 2524 7,7
Q 174 0,5
R 1837 5,6
S 3843 11,7
T 1937 5,9
U 858 2,6
V 547 1,7
W 959 2,9
X 26 0,1
Y 167 0,5
Z 199 0,6
Summary of words with 7 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 935 2,8
B 33 0,1
C 465 1,4
D 3497 10,6
E 3501 10,6
F 68 0,2
G 2263 6,9
H 550 1,7
I 255 0,8
K 402 1,2
L 971 3,0
M 458 1,4
N 1431 4,3
O 265 0,8
P 198 0,6
Q 2 0,0
R 2764 8,4
S 11036 33,5
T 1781 5,4
U 59 0,2
V 1 0,0
W 96 0,3
X 103 0,3
Y 1752 5,3
Z 23 0,1

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