There are 104 words hidden in the letters of EXPLAIN, from 19 two-letter words up to EXPLAIN (7 letters). For points, EXPLAIN is best at 16.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN has 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 16 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
6-letter words 5
alexin13alpine8penial8pineal8xenial13
5-letter words 15
alien5aline5anile5axile12elain5lapin7liane5panel7penal7pilea7pixel14plain7plane7plena7xenia12
4-letter words 34
anil4apex13axel11axil11axle11elan4ilea4ilex11lain4lane4lean4leap6lien4line4nail4nape6neap6nipa6nixe11pail6pain6pale6pane6peal6pean6pein6pial6pian6pile6pina6pine6plan6plea6plie6
3-letter words 30
ail3ain3ale3alp5ane3ani3ape5axe10lap5lax10lea3lei3lex10lie3lin3lip5nae3nap5nil3nip5nix10pal5pan5pax12pea5pen5pia5pie5pin5pix12
2-letter words 19
ae2ai2al2an2ax9el2en2ex9in2la2li2ln2lx9na2ne2pa4pe4pi4xi9
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.