Unscramble BOSTRYXES and you have 241 words, BOSTRYXES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BOSTRYXES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with BOSTRYXES letters, ORYXES, XYSTER and XYSTOS tie for first at 16 points. STORES, OYSTER and STOREY are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from BOSTRYXES, BOXTY leads with 17 points, then XYSTS on 15 and BOXER on 14. STORE, STORY and BYTES are the familiar ones.
BOXY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BOSTRYXES at 16 points; next come ORYX and SEXY on 14. BEST, TOYS and BOYS will look familiar.
OXY and YEX share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words made with BOSTRYXES letters. SET, BOX and YES are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by XYSTERS (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: BOSTRYXES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTRYXES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 186 | 241 | 176 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
55 of the 241 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BOSTRYXES, BOSTRYX, BOXTY, YEX, RETOX, SOREX, BREYS, EXO, SYBOE, TEX, YBORE, BESORTS and 43 more. 10 of the 241 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OXERS, OXER, BROEY, BOSSER, SORTES, YER, BES, EST, TES and TE.