Is EXPLICABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPLICABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPLICABLE mean?
- adjective
capable of being explicated or accounted for
“explicable behavior”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EXPLICABLE
EXPLICABLE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EXPLICABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expiable19
- exciple18
- exilable17
- lexical16
- xebec16
- alexic15
- lexica15
- plexal15
- calix14
- excel14
- expel14
- pixel14
- apex13
- calx13
- exec13
- ibex13
- plex13
- callipee12
- axile12
- exile12
- pax12
- pix12
- calipee11
- pliable11
- becap11
- bicep11
- axel11
- axil11
- axle11
- ilex11
- apiece10
- beleap10
- epical10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- plical10
- axe10
- lax10
- lex10
- bleep9
- cable9
- ceiba9
- celeb9
- clepe9
- peace9
- pibal9
- pical9
- piece9
- place9
- plebe9
- plica9
- ax9
- ex9
- xi9
- alible8
- bailee8
- callee8
- cellae8
- cellie8
- labile8
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