Unscramble DIRECTRIXES and you have 330 words, DIRECTRIXES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DIRECTRIX leads with 19 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIRECTRIXES split into 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 17 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The best of the 8-letter words made with DIRECTRIXES letters is EXCITERS, 17 points; CIDERIER and CIDERIES on 11 follow. DISCRETE, REDIRECT and DISCREET are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from DIRECTRIXES are led by EXCIDES, EXCISED and EXCITED, 17 points each. CREDITS, RETIRED and EXISTED are the familiar ones.
EXCIDE scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTRIXES at 16 points, ahead of EXCISE and EXCITE on 15. CREDIT, DIRECT and CITIES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with DIRECTRIXES letters, EXECS and XERIC tie for first at 14 points. EXIST, CITED and CREST are everyday picks.
EXEC scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTRIXES at 13 points, ahead of DIXI and EXED on 12. EDIT, DIET and DISC are the ones most people know.
DEX and XED are the top 3-letter words from DIRECTRIXES, 11 points each. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DIRECTRIXES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EDITRIXES, EXCIDES, EXCISED, EXCITED and EXCITERS (17 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIRECTRIXES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTRIXES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 330) | 280 | 330 | 247 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISTRIX, DIXIES, DIXIE, DISCRETER, DIXI, EXIES, TEXES, ICTERIDS, ICTERID, SERICITE, TEX, DRICES and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EDITRIXES, DEXTERS, EDITRIX, DEIXES, SEXTED, CIDERIEST, EDITRICES, EXED, SEXER, SIXER, CIDERIER, CIDERIES and 21 more, 33 in all.