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EXPLOSIVE

9 letters, 21 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What EXPLOSIVE Means

  1. adjective: serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst“an explosive device”
  2. adjective: liable to lead to sudden change or violence“an explosive issue”
  3. noun: a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

EXPLOSIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 X8 P3 L1 O1 S1 I1 V4 E1.

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