Unscramble CATALEXIS to get 249 words. CATALEXIS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ATAXICS, CALIXES and EXACTAS, 16 points each. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from CATALEXIS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
6 of 31 6-letter words from CATALEXIS tie at 15 points; none scores more. CASTLE and CLEATS will look familiar.
CALIX and EXACT share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CATALEXIS. SCALE, TAXES and EXIST are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with CATALEXIS letters is CALX, 13 points; AXAL and AXEL on 11 follow. CASE, CAST and EXIT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CATALEXIS, the top score is 10, reached by 10. ITS, TAX and LET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CATALEXIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in IS · all 9-letter words
CATALEXIS 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 CATALEXIS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATALEXIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 207 | 249 | 191 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: LAXIST, SALIX, SAXE, SALICETA, TEX, ASTELIC, ECTASIA, SALICET, ACATES, CITALS, LACETS, SCALAE and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CALIXES, ALEXIC, LAXES, TIX, ACAIS, CLITS, ETICS, ACAI, CALS, CLIT, TECS, CAL and 4 more.