Unscramble CHEMOTAXIS and you have 340 words, CHEMOTAXIS itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. CHAMOIX is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CHEMOTAXIS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 11 with 8, 47 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 9 letters.
The best of the 7-letter words in CHEMOTAXIS is CHAMOIX, 21 points; HEXACTS on 19 and CASEMIX on 18 follow. MATCHES, STOMACH and CHEMIST are everyday picks.
HEXACT scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHEMOTAXIS at 18 points, ahead of HOAXES on 16 and AXIOMS on 15. CHEATS, ETHICS and ATOMIC are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from CHEMOTAXIS are led by CIMEX and COMIX, 16 points each. MATCH, TAXES and EXIST are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words made with CHEMOTAXIS letters is HOAX, 14 points; AMEX and COAX on 13 follow. HOME, EACH and CHAT are everyday picks.
HEX and HOX are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHEMOTAXIS, 13 points each. HAS, HOT and TAX will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CHEMOTAXIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CH · ending in IS · all 10-letter words
CHEMOTAXIS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CHEMOTAXIS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMOTAXIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 273 | 338 | 241 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: HEXACTS, CASEMIX, HEXACT, COXIEST, EXOMIS, HOXES, MOCHIEST, MASTICH, MITCHES, MIXTE, CAMSHO, HOX and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 32 of them: MOCHIS, OXIC, SIMCHA, CHEMS, MECHS, MOCHI, CHEM, HOMIES, MECH, METICAS, CATHS, CHAIS and 20 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: AMEX and HEMI.