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Words from letters EXPLAINS

From the letters EXPLAINS, you can form as many as 316 words - Check which ones

8 letter words:

  • explains17

7 letter words:

  • explain16
  • salpinx16
  • alexins14
  • alpines9
  • pineals9
  • spaniel9
  • splenia9
What words can be composed of letters EXPLAINS

6 letter words:

  • pixels15
  • alexin13
  • xenial13
  • xenias13
  • alpine8
  • aspine8
  • espial8
  • laipse8
  • lapins8
  • lipase8
  • panels8
  • penial8
  • pensil8
  • pileas8
  • pineal8
  • plains8
  • planes8
  • spinae8
  • spinal8
  • spinel8
  • spline8
  • aliens6
  • alines6
  • elains6
  • lianes6
  • saline6
  • silane6

5 letter words:

  • paxes14
  • pixel14
  • pixes14
  • axels12
  • axile12
  • axils12
  • axles12
  • laxes12
  • lexis12
  • nixes12
  • salix12
  • silex12
  • xenia12
  • aspen7
  • lapin7
  • lapis7
  • lapse7
  • leaps7
  • napes7
  • neaps7
  • nipas7
  • pails7
  • pains7
  • paise7
  • pales7
  • panel7
  • panes7
  • peals7
  • peans7
  • peins7
  • pelas7
  • penal7
  • penis7
  • pians7
  • pilea7
  • piles7
  • pinas7
  • pines7
  • plain7
  • plane7
  • plans7
  • pleas7
  • plena7
  • plies7
  • salep7
  • sepal7
  • sepia7
  • slipe7
  • sneap7
  • snipe7
  • spail7
  • spain7
  • spale7
  • spane7
  • speal7
  • spean7
  • speil7
  • spial7
  • spiel7
  • spile7
  • spina7
  • spine7
  • aisle5
  • alien5
  • aline5
  • anile5
  • anils5
  • anise5
  • elain5
  • elans5
  • elsin5
  • isnae5
  • lanes5
  • leans5
  • lenis5
  • liane5
  • liens5
  • lines5
  • nails5
  • neals5
  • nelis5
  • saine5
  • silen5
  • slain5
  • slane5
  • snail5

4 letter words:

  • apex13
  • plex13
  • axel11
  • axes11
  • axil11
  • axis11
  • axle11
  • ilex11
  • lanx11
  • nixe11
  • saxe11
  • alps6
  • apes6
  • apse6
  • laps6
  • leap6
  • leps6
  • lipa6
  • lipe6
  • lips6
  • lisp6
  • nape6
  • naps6
  • neap6
  • neps6
  • nipa6
  • nips6
  • pail6
  • pain6
  • pais6
  • pale6
  • pals6
  • pane6
  • pans6
  • pase6
  • peal6
  • pean6
  • peas6
  • pein6
  • pela6
  • peni6
  • pens6
  • pial6
  • pian6
  • pias6
  • pies6
  • pila6
  • pile6
  • pina6
  • pine6
  • pins6
  • pise6
  • plan6
  • plea6
  • plie6
  • salp6
  • sipe6
  • slap6
  • slip6
  • snap6
  • snip6
  • spae6
  • span6
  • spie6
  • spin6
  • ails4
  • aine4
  • ains4
  • ales4
  • anes4
  • anil4
  • anis4
  • eans4
  • eina4
  • elan4
  • ilea4
  • isle4
  • isna4
  • lain4
  • lane4
  • lase4
  • lean4
  • leas4
  • leis4
  • lens4
  • lias4
  • lien4
  • lies4
  • line4
  • lins4
  • nail4
  • neal4
  • nies4
  • nils4
  • sail4
  • sain4
  • sale4
  • sane4
  • seal4
  • sean4
  • seil4
  • sena4
  • sial4
  • sien4
  • sile4
  • sine4
  • slae4

3 letter words:

  • pax12
  • pix12
  • axe10
  • lax10
  • lex10
  • nix10
  • sax10
  • sex10
  • six10
  • xis10
  • alp5
  • ape5
  • asp5
  • lap5
  • lep5
  • lip5
  • nap5
  • nep5
  • nip5
  • pal5
  • pan5
  • pas5
  • pea5
  • pen5
  • pes5
  • pia5
  • pie5
  • pin5
  • pis5
  • psi5
  • sap5
  • sip5
  • spa5
  • ail3
  • ain3
  • ais3
  • ale3
  • als3
  • ane3
  • ani3
  • ean3
  • eas3
  • els3
  • ens3
  • ins3
  • las3
  • lea3
  • lei3
  • les3
  • lie3
  • lin3
  • lis3
  • nae3
  • nas3
  • nie3
  • nil3
  • nis3
  • sae3
  • sai3
  • sal3
  • san3
  • sea3
  • sei3
  • sel3
  • sen3
  • sin3

2 letter words:

  • ax9
  • ex9
  • xi9
  • pa4
  • pe4
  • pi4
  • ae2
  • ai2
  • al2
  • an2
  • as2
  • ea2
  • el2
  • en2
  • es2
  • in2
  • is2
  • la2
  • li2
  • na2
  • ne2
  • si2

EXPLAINS - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

EXPLAINS

EXPLAINS is a verb in the present tense form of "explain." It means to make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

In the game of Scrabble, EXPLAINS can be a valuable word to play for several reasons. Firstly, it is a high-scoring word due to the presence of both the rare letter "X" and the high-value letter "Q." Secondly, it is a nine-letter word, which can help in earning bonus points for using all your tiles in a single turn. Lastly, strategically placing EXPLAINS on the board can help block your opponent from accessing premium squares or creating new words with their existing tiles.

So, if you have the opportunity to play EXPLAINS in a game of Scrabble, seize it to earn points, clear your rack, and hinder your opponent's progress!

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

The longest word that can be formed from the letters EXPLAINS is the word Explains. Number of letters: 8.
The second longest word is the word Alexins. Number of letters: 7.

What anagrams can be formed from the word EXPLAINS?

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

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

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters EXPLAINS is the word Explains. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 17.The second highest-scoring word is the word Explain. The possible number of points is: 16.

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

Word Explains - number of letters: 8. The word Explains contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 3. The list of vowels present in this word is: A, E, I. The word Explains contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 5. The list of consonants present in this word is: L, N, P, S, X.

How to properly pronounce the word EXPLAINS?


Letter Analysis - word EXPLAINS

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

The letter A in the word EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS

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 S in the word EXPLAINS

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The letter X in the word EXPLAINS

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 EXPLAINS: 8

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 8-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 8-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 2164 5,4
B 2610 6,5
C 3578 8,9
D 2156 5,4
E 1638 4,1
F 1811 4,5
G 1420 3,5
H 1398 3,5
I 957 2,4
J 324 0,8
K 499 1,2
L 1239 3,1
M 2090 5,2
N 762 1,9
O 1293 3,2
P 3148 7,8
Q 226 0,6
R 2234 5,6
S 5102 12,7
T 2176 5,4
U 1257 3,1
V 684 1,7
W 1066 2,7
X 38 0,1
Y 120 0,3
Z 171 0,4
Summary of words with 8 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 764 1,9
B 31 0,1
C 749 1,9
D 4430 11,0
E 4448 11,1
F 55 0,1
G 2917 7,3
H 589 1,5
I 195 0,5
K 475 1,2
L 1210 3,0
M 757 1,9
N 1552 3,9
O 257 0,6
P 193 0,5
R 2586 6,4
S 14043 35,0
T 2487 6,2
U 34 0,1
V 4 0,0
W 115 0,3
X 96 0,2
Y 2166 5,4
Z 8 0,0

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