There are 100 words hidden in the letters of EXPENSIVE, from 11 two-letter words up to EXPENSIVE (9 letters). For points, EXPENSIVE is best at 21.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of EXPENSIVE. EXPENSIVE has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 21 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
7-letter words 3
6-letter words 6
envies9exines13nieves9peeves11pensee8vixens16
5-letter words 24
epees7evens8exine12neeps7neves8nieve8nixes12peens7peeve10peins7peise7penes7pines7pixes14seine5seven8sieve8snipe7spine7veeps10veins8vexes15vines8vixen15
4-letter words 30
epee6even7eves7exes11neep6neve7nevi7nips6nixe11peen6pees6pein6pens6pies6pine6pins6seen4seep6sene4sine4sipe6snip6spin6spiv9veep9vees7vein7vies7vine7vise7
3-letter words 25
ens3eve6ins3nee3nip5nix10pee5pen5pes5pie5pin5pis5pix12psi5see3sei3sen3sin3sip5six10vee6vex13vie6vis6xis10
2-letter words 11
en2es2ex9in2is2ne2pe4pi4ps4si2xi9
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.