Definition of explosives

"explosives" in the noun sense

1. explosive

a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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explosives in Scrabble®

The word explosives is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters explosives:

EXPLOSIVES
(207)
EXPLOSIVES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

epoxies, exposes, oxslips, pieless, plosive, poesies

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word explosives

EXPLOSIVES
(207)
EXPLOSIVES
(207)
EXPLOSIVES
(138)
EXPLOSIVES
(138)
EXPLOSIVES
(93)
EXPLOSIVES
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EXPLOSIVES
(88)
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(88)
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(88)
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(78)
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(75)
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(72)
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(62)
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(62)
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(54)
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(54)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
EXPLOSIVES
(50)
EXPLOSIVES
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
EXPLOSIVES
(46)
EXPLOSIVES
(46)
EXPLOSIVES
(44)
EXPLOSIVES
(44)
EXPLOSIVES
(42)
EXPLOSIVES
(35)
EXPLOSIVES
(35)
EXPLOSIVES
(32)
EXPLOSIVES
(30)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(27)
EXPLOSIVES
(27)
EXPLOSIVES
(25)
EXPLOSIVES
(25)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In explosives

EXPLOSIVES
(207)
EXPLOSIVES
(207)
EXPLOSIVES
(138)
EXPLOSIVES
(138)
EXPOSES
(122 = 72 + 50)
EPOXIES
(122 = 72 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(122 = 72 + 50)
EPOXIES
(122 = 72 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPOSES
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPOSES
(114 = 64 + 50)
EPOXIES
(114 = 64 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(114 = 64 + 50)
EPOXIES
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPOSES
(107 = 57 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIES
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIES
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPOSES
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
EPOXIES
(98 = 48 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPOSES
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPOSES
(98 = 48 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
EPOXIES
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXPOSES
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(93)
EXPLOSIVES
(92)
EXPLOSIVES
(92)
PLOSIVE
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXPOSES
(90 = 40 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(88 = 38 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(88)
EPOXIES
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(88)
EXPLOSIVES
(88)
EXPLOSIVES
(88)
EXPOSES
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPOSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIELESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
POESIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
POESIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPOSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPOSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIELESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPOSES
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIES
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPOSES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPOSES
(82 = 32 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPOSES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPOSES
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPOSES
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPOXIES
(82 = 32 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
POESIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(80)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIELESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(78)
EPOXIES
(77 = 27 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(77 = 27 + 50)
POESIES
(77 = 27 + 50)
PIELESS
(77 = 27 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PIELESS
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
POESIES
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EXPOSES
(75 = 25 + 50)
EPOXIES
(75 = 25 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(75 = 25 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(75)
EXPOSES
(75 = 25 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PIELESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPOXIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
POESIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
PIELESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
POESIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPOXIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
EXPOSES
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIELESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
VEXILS
(72)
POESIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
POESIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
EXPLOSIVES
(72)
PIELESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIELESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIELESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
POESIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
POESIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
VOXELS
(72)
PIELESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
POESIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
EXPOSES
(71 = 21 + 50)
POESIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIELESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIELESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIELESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIELESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPOXIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
POESIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIELESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
PLOSIVE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXSLIPS
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPOXIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPOXIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
EXPOSES
(70 = 20 + 50)
POESIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
POESIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
EXPOSES
(70 = 20 + 50)

explosives in Words With Friends™

The word explosives is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters explosives:

EXPLOSIVES
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

epoxies, exposes, oxslips, pieless, plosive, poesies

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word explosives

EXPLOSIVES
(279)
EXPLOSIVES
(261)
EXPLOSIVES
(174)
EXPLOSIVES
(162)
EXPLOSIVES
(135)
EXPLOSIVES
(132)
EXPLOSIVES
(120)
EXPLOSIVES
(116)
EXPLOSIVES
(111)
EXPLOSIVES
(105)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
EXPLOSIVES
(100)
EXPLOSIVES
(100)
EXPLOSIVES
(87)
EXPLOSIVES
(86)
EXPLOSIVES
(86)
EXPLOSIVES
(70)
EXPLOSIVES
(66)
EXPLOSIVES
(58)
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(58)
EXPLOSIVES
(58)
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(58)
EXPLOSIVES
(50)
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(50)
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(50)
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(50)
EXPLOSIVES
(40)
EXPLOSIVES
(39)
EXPLOSIVES
(39)
EXPLOSIVES
(38)
EXPLOSIVES
(35)
EXPLOSIVES
(34)
EXPLOSIVES
(31)
EXPLOSIVES
(31)
EXPLOSIVES
(30)
EXPLOSIVES
(29)
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(29)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(28)
EXPLOSIVES
(27)
EXPLOSIVES
(27)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In explosives

EXPLOSIVES
(279)
EXPLOSIVES
(261)
EXPLOSIVES
(174)
EXPLOSIVES
(162)
EPOXIES
(158 = 123 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(149 = 114 + 35)
EPOXIES
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXPOSES
(140 = 105 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(135)
EXPOSES
(134 = 99 + 35)
EPOXIES
(134 = 99 + 35)
EPOXIES
(134 = 99 + 35)
VEXILS
(132)
EXPLOSIVES
(132)
VOXELS
(132)
OXSLIPS
(125 = 90 + 35)
PIXELS
(123)
EXPLOSIVES
(120)
EXPLOSIVES
(116)
EXPOSES
(116 = 81 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(111)
PLOSIVE
(110 = 75 + 35)
EPOXIES
(110 = 75 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(110 = 75 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(105)
PLOSIVE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
EXPLOSIVES
(104)
OXSLIPS
(103 = 68 + 35)
EPOXIES
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPOSES
(103 = 68 + 35)
EPOXIES
(103 = 68 + 35)
EPOXIES
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPOSES
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPOSES
(103 = 68 + 35)
VEXILS
(102)
VOXELS
(102)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPOSES
(101 = 66 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(100)
EXPLOSIVES
(100)
OXLIPS
(99)
EXPELS
(99)
OXSLIP
(99)
PIXELS
(99)
PIELESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPOSES
(98 = 63 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPOSES
(98 = 63 + 35)
EPOXIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
EPOXIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPOSE
(96)
OXLIP
(96)
EXPEL
(96)
ELIXES
(96)
PLOSIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
POESIES
(95 = 60 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXPOS
(93)
PIELESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPOSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPOSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EPOXIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPOSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPOSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPOSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EPOXIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EPOXIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(92 = 57 + 35)
ELIXES
(90)
EXILES
(90)
POESIES
(89 = 54 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(87 = 52 + 35)
EXILE
(87)
OXSLIP
(87)
OXSLIPS
(87 = 52 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(87)
PIELESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(86)
EXPLOSIVES
(86)
PIELESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXPOSES
(85 = 50 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXPOSES
(85 = 50 + 35)
EPOXIES
(85 = 50 + 35)
ELIX
(84)
VOXELS
(84)
VEXILS
(84)
PLOSIVE
(81 = 46 + 35)
VEXIL
(81)
VOXEL
(81)
EXPELS
(81)
PIELESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIELESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIELESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIELESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIELESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIELESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELVIS
(78)
EXPOSE
(78)
PELVIS
(78)
VEXES
(78)
POESIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
POESIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(77 = 42 + 35)
EPOXIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
EXPOSES
(77 = 42 + 35)
POESIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(75 = 40 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(75 = 40 + 35)
POESIES
(75 = 40 + 35)
OXLIPS
(75)
EXPELS
(75)
POESIES
(75 = 40 + 35)
PIXELS
(75)
POESIES
(75 = 40 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(75 = 40 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(75 = 40 + 35)
OXSLIP
(75)
OXSLIPS
(75 = 40 + 35)
LEVIES
(75)
PIELESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PIELESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PIELESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIES
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXPOSES
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXPOSES
(73 = 38 + 35)
PIELESS
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXPOSES
(73 = 38 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXPOSES
(73 = 38 + 35)
PLOSIVE
(73 = 38 + 35)
PIXEL
(72)
VEXILS
(72)
VOXELS
(72)
PELVIS
(72)
EXPOSE
(72)
VOXELS
(72)
OXLIP
(72)
VEXILS
(72)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPOSES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPOSES
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
POESIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPOSES
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPOSES
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXSLIPS
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPOSES
(70 = 35 + 35)
EXPLOSIVES
(70)
SOLVES
(69)
EXPOSES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EXPOSES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EPOXIES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EXPOSES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EPOXIES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EPOXIES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EPOXIES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EXPOSES
(69 = 34 + 35)
EPOXIES
(69 = 34 + 35)

Words containing the sequence explosives

Words that start with explosives (1 word)

Words with explosives in them (1 word)

Words that end with explosives (2 words)

Word Growth involving explosives

Shorter words in explosives

ex explosive

os plosive explosive

os plosive plosives

Longer words containing explosives

nonexplosives