Hidden inside example sit example and exempla, seven-letter plays tied at the top of this rack with 18 points in Scrabble apiece. In all, 59 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
There are 2 seven-letter words hiding in example: one come from rearranging its letters, and example itself is already a playable word with no unscrambling required. If a familiar word is all you need, start with example. For points, the strongest plays are example and exempla — each worth 18 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling example produces exactly one six-letter word: empale. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 10 points in Scrabble.
There are 3 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in example. If a familiar word is all you need, start with expel and maple. For points, the strongest play is expel — worth 14 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Rearranging the letters in example produces 18 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with exam, lame, lamp, leap, male, meal, and peel. For points, the strongest plays are apex, exam, and plex — each worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling example turns up 23 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ape, lap, map, max, pal, pea, and pee. For points, the strongest plays are max and pax — each worth 12 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 12 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in example. If a familiar word is all you need, start with am, ex, and me. For points, the strongest plays are ax and ex — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
If you only take one play from this page, make it example and exempla — at 18 points in Scrabble, nothing else built from example pays better.
Hidden inside example are 59 valid words in total. Broken down by length: 2 seven-letter words, 1 six-letter word, 3 five-letter words, 18 four-letter words, 23 three-letter words and 12 two-letter words.
Under the hood, UnscrambleX runs example against full game dictionaries, keeps only the arrangements that are legal to play, and ranks what survives by score — which is how example and exempla end up at the top of your results. The same engine powers checks for Scrabble, Words With Friends, and Word Jumble, so a word shown here is a word you can actually put on the board.
Every rack tells a story, and example is no exception. Once the letters come apart, two paths open up on the board.
You can chase the points with example, or play it safe with a quick low-tile drop like ae and al when the board leaves you no room.
That gap matters: the weakest play here earns 2 points while the strongest reaches 18, so the same letters can swing an entire turn depending on where and how they land.
UnscrambleX lays out the full spread so you can weigh a big score against board control before committing — and along the way you'll bump into words you didn't know were words.
Treat the results list as a practice drill, not just an answer key. Cover it, shuffle example in your head, and count how many of the 59 words you can spot before peeking.
Most players catch the obvious ones like example and exempla quickly — it's the short survivors that slip past unnoticed, and those misses are the useful part.
Run the same drill on a few racks a day and the letter patterns start jumping out on their own, no unscrambler needed.
You collect words you'd never look up. Nobody opens a dictionary hunting for ae — but once it turns up in a results list, it's yours to play forever.
Spelling stops being guesswork: rebuilding example from loose tiles forces you to commit to a letter order and get corrected instantly, a faster feedback loop than any spelling drill. And with plays from example worth anywhere between 2 and 18 points, every turn doubles as a small economics problem — take the points now, or hold the flexible tiles for a better board.
Words you've physically assembled also stick better than words you've only read, which is exactly what timed formats punish you for not having.