Unscramble EXPLAIN and Find the Anagrams

We found 120 possible anagrams by unscrambling the letters in EXPLAIN. Below, you can see the words by length, Scrabble score, and whether the word is playable in US or International dictionaries.

7-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
16 EXPLAIN E1 X8 P3 L1 A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅

6-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
13 ALEXIN A1 L1 E1 X8 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
8 ALPINE A1 L1 P3 I1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
8 PENIAL P3 E1 N1 I1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
8 PINEAL P3 I1 N1 E1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
13 XENIAL X8 E1 N1 I1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅

5-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
5 ALIEN A1 L1 I1 E1 N1 ✅ ✅
5 ALINE A1 L1 I1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
5 ANILE A1 N1 I1 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
12 AXILE A1 X8 I1 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
5 ELAIN E1 L1 A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
7 LAPIN L1 A1 P3 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
5 LIANE L1 I1 A1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
7 PANEL P3 A1 N1 E1 L1 ✅ ✅
7 PENAL P3 E1 N1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
7 PILAE P3 I1 L1 A1 E1 ❌ ❌
7 PILEA P3 I1 L1 E1 A1 ✅ ✅
14 PIXEL P3 I1 X8 E1 L1 ✅ ✅
7 PLAIN P3 L1 A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
7 PLANE P3 L1 A1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
7 PLENA P3 L1 E1 N1 A1 ✅ ✅
12 XENIA X8 E1 N1 I1 A1 ✅ ✅

4-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
4 AINE A1 I1 N1 E1 ❌ ✅
4 ANIL A1 N1 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
13 APEX A1 P3 E1 X8 ✅ ✅
11 AXEL A1 X8 E1 L1 ✅ ✅
11 AXIL A1 X8 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
11 AXLE A1 X8 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
4 EINA E1 I1 N1 A1 ❌ ✅
4 ELAN E1 L1 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
4 ILEA I1 L1 E1 A1 ✅ ✅
11 ILEX I1 L1 E1 X8 ✅ ✅
4 LAIN L1 A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
4 LANE L1 A1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
11 LANX L1 A1 N1 X8 ❌ ✅
4 LEAN L1 E1 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 LEAP L1 E1 A1 P3 ✅ ✅
4 LIEN L1 I1 E1 N1 ✅ ✅
4 LINE L1 I1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
6 LIPA L1 I1 P3 A1 ✅ ✅
6 LIPE L1 I1 P3 E1 ✅ ✅
4 NAIL N1 A1 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
6 NAPE N1 A1 P3 E1 ✅ ✅
4 NEAL N1 E1 A1 L1 ❌ ✅
6 NEAP N1 E1 A1 P3 ✅ ✅
6 NIPA N1 I1 P3 A1 ✅ ✅
11 NIXE N1 I1 X8 E1 ✅ ✅
6 PAIL P3 A1 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
6 PAIN P3 A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 PALE P3 A1 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
6 PALI P3 A1 L1 I1 ✅ ❌
6 PANE P3 A1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
6 PEAL P3 E1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
6 PEAN P3 E1 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 PEIN P3 E1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 PELA P3 E1 L1 A1 ❌ ✅
6 PENI P3 E1 N1 I1 ❌ ✅
6 PIAL P3 I1 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
6 PIAN P3 I1 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 PILA P3 I1 L1 A1 ❌ ✅
6 PILE P3 I1 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
6 PINA P3 I1 N1 A1 ✅ ✅
6 PINE P3 I1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
6 PLAN P3 L1 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
6 PLEA P3 L1 E1 A1 ✅ ✅
13 PLEX P3 L1 E1 X8 ✅ ✅
6 PLIE P3 L1 I1 E1 ✅ ✅

3-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
3 AIL A1 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
3 AIN A1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
3 ALE A1 L1 E1 ✅ ✅
5 ALP A1 L1 P3 ✅ ✅
3 ANE A1 N1 E1 ✅ ✅
3 ANI A1 N1 I1 ✅ ✅
5 APE A1 P3 E1 ✅ ✅
10 AXE A1 X8 E1 ✅ ✅
3 EAN E1 A1 N1 ❌ ✅
5 LAP L1 A1 P3 ✅ ✅
10 LAX L1 A1 X8 ✅ ✅
3 LEA L1 E1 A1 ✅ ✅
3 LEI L1 E1 I1 ✅ ✅
5 LEP L1 E1 P3 ❌ ✅
10 LEX L1 E1 X8 ✅ ✅
3 LIE L1 I1 E1 ✅ ✅
3 LIN L1 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
5 LIP L1 I1 P3 ✅ ✅
3 NAE N1 A1 E1 ✅ ✅
5 NAP N1 A1 P3 ✅ ✅
5 NEP N1 E1 P3 ❌ ✅
3 NIE N1 I1 E1 ❌ ✅
3 NIL N1 I1 L1 ✅ ✅
5 NIP N1 I1 P3 ✅ ✅
10 NIX N1 I1 X8 ✅ ✅
5 PAL P3 A1 L1 ✅ ✅
5 PAN P3 A1 N1 ✅ ✅
12 PAX P3 A1 X8 ✅ ✅
5 PEA P3 E1 A1 ✅ ✅
5 PEL P3 E1 L1 ❌ ❌
5 PEN P3 E1 N1 ✅ ✅
5 PIA P3 I1 A1 ✅ ✅
5 PIE P3 I1 E1 ✅ ✅
5 PIN P3 I1 N1 ✅ ✅
12 PIX P3 I1 X8 ✅ ✅

2-letter anagrams of EXPLAIN

Points Word Letters US Intl.
2 AE A1 E1 ✅ ✅
2 AI A1 I1 ✅ ✅
2 AL A1 L1 ✅ ✅
2 AN A1 N1 ✅ ✅
9 AX A1 X8 ✅ ✅
2 EA E1 A1 ❌ ✅
2 EL E1 L1 ✅ ✅
2 EN E1 N1 ✅ ✅
9 EX E1 X8 ✅ ✅
2 IN I1 N1 ✅ ✅
2 LA L1 A1 ✅ ✅
2 LI L1 I1 ✅ ✅
2 NA N1 A1 ✅ ✅
2 NE N1 E1 ✅ ✅
4 PA P3 A1 ✅ ✅
4 PE P3 E1 ✅ ✅
4 PI P3 I1 ✅ ✅
9 XI X8 I1 ✅ ✅

What is an anagram?

Anagrams date back as far as 440 BC. They were used by Cicero and Julius Caesar and can still be found in popular usage today.

An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another. For example, the word "friend" can be rearranged to become "finder".

In English usage, there are three types of anagrams: transposals, substitutions and expansions.

  • In transposition, some changes are made in the order of letters but none is removed or added.
  • In substitution, one letter replaces another without any effect on the pronunciation of the result.
  • An expansion adds letters with no effect on the pronunciation of the result.

How to unscramble an anagram?

As a human, you would solve an anagram through deduction. You'd look at the letters that already exist, then cross off possibilities for unstated letters.

Here's how it might go when solving the anagram "friend" which becomes "finder":

Through deduction, you would try to rearrange the letters in your mind, coming up with a word that uses all the letters in "friend" to create the word "finder".

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