Jumble solved
Unscramble EXTENSION — 171 words
The letters EXTENSION rearrange into 1 full anagram and 171 words in total.
- Total words
- 171
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (E, E, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (X, T, N, S, N).
extension in a sentence
“The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of EXTENSION
One word uses all 9 letters:
- extension
9-letter words
1 word found- extension16
7-letter words
7 words found- intense7
- intones7
- sixteen14
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- tension7
- toxines14
6-letter words
21 words found- exines13
- sexton13
- toxine13
- toxins13
- xenons13
- eosine6
- intone6
- niente6
- nitons6
- nonets6
- onesie6
- sennet6
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- sonnet6
+ 6 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
40 words found- exine12
- exist12
- exits12
- exons12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- sexto12
- sixte12
- toxin12
- xenon12
- eosin5
- inset5
- neist5
- nenes5
- neons5
+ 25 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
44 words found- exes11
- exit11
- exon11
- next11
- nixe11
- oxen11
- oxes11
- sext11
- eons4
- esne4
- inns4
- into4
- ions4
- nene4
- neon4
+ 29 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
38 words found- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- tix10
- xis10
- ens3
- eon3
- est3
- inn3
- ins3
- ion3
- its3
- nee3
- net3
+ 23 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
20 words found- ex9
- ox9
- xi9
- en2
- es2
- et2
- in2
- is2
- it2
- ne2
- no2
- oe2
- oi2
- on2
- os2
+ 5 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside EXTENSION
Without moving a single letter, reading extension straight through uncovers 5 shorter words — tension, tens, ens, ion, ten. The longest unbroken run is tension.
- tension7
- tens4
- ens3
- ion3
- ten3
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Shorter words inside EXTENSION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to EXTENSION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and extension opens up 1 10-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
- extension16
- sixteen14
- toxines14
- exines13
- sexton13
- toxine13
- toxins13
- xenons13
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
9
Distinct
7
Vowels
44%
E, E, I, O
Consonants
56%
X, T, N, S, N
Solving EXTENSION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters extension?
Rearranging the 9 letters in extension produces 171 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 9-letter answer extension here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does extension have any anagrams?
Using all 9 letters, extension rearranges into exactly one word: extension.
What is the longest word you can make from extension?
The longest solution is extension at 9 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from extension?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: extension yields ens, eon, est, inn, ins, ion, its, nee, net and nit. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "extension" used in a sentence?
Extension is itself a valid word. For example: "The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from extension scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, extension is the top scorer from extension at 16 points, followed by sixteen (14), toxines (14) and exines (13). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside extension?
Read left to right without moving any letters and extension already contains 5 shorter words: tension, tens, ens, ion and ten. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is tension. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.