Is EXPLANATORY a word?
EXPLANATORY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EXPLANATORY is a valid word.
What does explanatory mean?
adjective: serving or intended to explain or make clear.
“explanatory notes”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EXPLANATORY: word details
- Pronunciation: ihksp-LA-nuh-taw-ree (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 23 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 25 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside explanatory
Words you can make from the letters of explanatory.
Solve a whole rack, not just EXPLANATORY
EXPLANATORY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does EXPLANATORY mean?
EXPLANATORY is a adjective. It means: serving or intended to explain or make clear.
Is EXPLANATORY a valid word?
Yes, EXPLANATORY is a valid word. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.