311 words come out when you unscramble CARNIFEXES, starting with CARNIFEXES itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. CARNIFEX is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CARNIFEXES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 9 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 7-letter words in CARNIFEXES, ENFIXES, REFIXES and XERAFIN tie for first at 17 points. SINCERE and ARSENIC are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CARNIFEXES, FIXERS leads with 16 points, then AXENIC and EXCISE on 15. REFINE, CAIRNS and FIERCE are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from CARNIFEXES tie at 15 points; none scores more. FACES, FIXES and FENCE will look familiar.
FAIX scores highest among the 4-letter words from CARNIFEXES at 14 points, ahead of EXEC on 13 and AXES on 11. FREE, FIRE and FACE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in CARNIFEXES, FAX and FIX tie for first at 13 points. ARE, CAN and CAR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CARNIFEXES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REFIXES (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CARNIFEXES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNIFEXES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 236 | 310 | 221 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: CARNIFEXES, CARNIFEX, XERAFINS, ENFIXES, XERAFIN, ENFIX, FAIX, NIXERS, EXIES, FARCINS, NIXER, FARCIN and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: REXINES, FRANCISE, REXINE, SEXER, SIXER, FINCAS, FINCA, CAFS, CERESIN, FIREES, FRISEE, CAF and 3 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.