Is EXPLICIT a word?
EXPLICIT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EXPLICIT is a valid word.
What does explicit mean?
adjective: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication.
“explicit instructions”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EXPLICIT: word details
- Pronunciation: ihksp-LIH-suht (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 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 explicit
Words you can make from the letters of explicit.
Solve a whole rack, not just EXPLICIT
EXPLICIT 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 EXPLICIT mean?
EXPLICIT is a adjective. It means: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication.
Is EXPLICIT a valid word?
Yes, EXPLICIT is a valid word. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 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.