Is EXPLORE a word?
EXPLORE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 57 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EXPLORE is a valid word.
What does explore mean?
verb: inquire into.
“the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EXPLORE: word details
- Pronunciation: ihksp-LAWR (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 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 explore
Words you can make from the letters of explore.
Solve a whole rack, not just EXPLORE
EXPLORE 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 EXPLORE mean?
EXPLORE is a verb. It means: inquire into.
Is EXPLORE a valid word?
Yes, EXPLORE is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 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.