245 words come out when you unscramble DEXTROUS, starting with DEXTROUS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DEXTROUS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 8 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
DEXTRO, EXODUS and TUXEDO are the top 6-letter words made with DEXTROUS letters, 14 points each. SORTED, STORED and ROUTES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEXTROUS, the top score is 13, reached by 5. STORE, ROUTE and OUTER are the familiar ones.
DOUX scores highest among the 4-letter words from DEXTROUS at 12 points, ahead of OXER and OXES on 11. USED, DOES and REST are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with DEXTROUS letters; 4 of them share the top score of 11. OUT, SET and RED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEXTROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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DEXTROUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEXTROUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEXTROUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 245) | 197 | 244 | 182 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
48 of the 245 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEXTUOR, DUXES, RETOX, SOREX, DUX, EXO, TEX, DOUTERS, OUTREDS, DOUTER, OUTRED, ROSTED and 36 more. 14 of the 245 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOXES, OXERS, DOX, OXER, XED, DORES, DOUTS, RODES, SORED, DOUT, EDS, EST and 2 more. 1 of the 245 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ROUXES.
With one more tile, the letters of DEXTROUS spell the words below.