Unscramble AUXILIARY and you have 74 words, AUXILIARY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
A1U12X8I1L12I1A1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from AUXILIARY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 6, 11 with 5, 26 with 4, 21 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in AUXILIARY: AUXILIAR, for 15 points.
AIRILY is the only one of the 6-letter words made with AUXILIARY letters; it scores 9 points.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble AUXILIARY is XRAY, 14 points; AXAL and AXIL on 11 follow. RAIL, AURA and ARIA are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of AUXILIARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AU · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
AUXILIARY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AUXILIARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUXILIARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 74) | 58 | 74 | 55 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
16 of the 74 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AUXILIAR, XRAY, ALAY, LYRA, RYAL, YAAR, ARY, AYU, URALI, YU, AULA, AIA and 4 more. 3 of the 74 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LAIRY, RYU and RAI.