EXPLOSIVES

What EXPLOSIVES Means

EXPLOSIVES is a form of EXPLOSIVE, which 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

EXPLOSIVES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 22 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 X8 P3 L1 O1 S1 I1 V4 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In EXPLOSIVES

330 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (4)

7 letter words (12)

6 letter words (49)

5 letter words (93)

4 letter words (95)

3 letter words (57)

2 letter words (19)

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