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EXPLAINS is a playable word
explain Scrabble
®
Dictionary
verb
explained
,
explaining
,
explains
to make plain or understandable
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explains
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270 Playable Words can be made from "EXPLAINS"
2-Letter Words
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21 found
)
ae
ai
al
an
as
ax
el
en
es
ex
in
is
la
li
na
ne
pa
pe
pi
si
xi
3-Letter Words
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57 found
)
ail
ain
ais
ale
alp
als
ane
ani
ape
asp
axe
els
ens
ins
lap
las
lax
lea
lei
lex
lie
lin
lip
lis
nae
nap
nil
nip
nix
pal
pan
pas
pax
pea
pen
pes
pia
pie
pin
pis
pix
psi
sae
sal
san
sap
sax
sea
sei
sel
sen
sex
sin
sip
six
spa
xis
4-Letter Words
(
87 found
)
ails
ains
ales
alps
anes
anil
anis
apes
apex
apse
axel
axes
axil
axis
axle
elan
ilea
ilex
isle
lain
lane
laps
lase
lean
leap
leas
leis
lens
lias
lien
lies
line
lins
lipa
lipe
lips
lisp
naes
nail
nape
naps
neap
nils
nipa
nips
nixe
pail
pain
pale
pali
pals
pane
pans
pase
peal
pean
peas
pein
pens
pial
pian
pias
pies
pile
pina
pine
pins
plan
plea
plex
plie
sail
sain
sale
salp
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5-Letter Words
(
74 found
)
aisle
alien
aline
anile
anils
anise
aspen
axels
axile
axils
axles
elain
elans
lanes
lapin
lapis
lapse
laxes
leans
leaps
lenis
lexis
liane
liens
lines
lipas
nails
napes
neaps
nipas
nixes
pails
pains
paise
pales
palis
panel
panes
paxes
peals
peans
peins
penal
penis
pians
pilea
piles
pinas
pines
pixel
pixes
plain
plane
plans
pleas
plena
plies
salep
sepal
sepia
silex
slain
slipe
snail
sneap
snipe
spail
spale
spean
speil
spiel
spile
spine
xenia
6-Letter Words
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23 found
)
alexin
aliens
alines
alpine
elains
espial
lapins
lianes
lipase
panels
penial
pensil
pineal
pixels
plains
planes
saline
silane
spinal
spinel
spline
xenial
xenias
7-Letter Words
(
7 found
)
alexins
alpines
explain
pineals
salpinx
spaniel
splenia
8-Letter Words
(
1 found
)
explains
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