Unscramble DISTRIXES to get 195 words. DISTRIXES itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. DISTRIX and EDITRIX are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Counting the words from DISTRIXES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 7, 28 with 6, 48 with 5, 55 with 4, 39 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with DISTRIXES letters, DEIXIS, DIXIES and DIXITS tie for first at 14 points. SISTER, EXISTS and RESIST are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRIXES are led by DIXIE and DIXIT, 13 points each. SITES, TRIED and DRESS are the familiar ones.
DIXI scores highest among the 4-letter words from DISTRIXES at 12 points, ahead of EXIT and SEXT on 11. SITE, SIDE and EDIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DISTRIXES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EDITRIX (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts DISTRIXES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRIXES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 159 | 194 | 144 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISTRIXES, DISTRIX, DIXIES, DIXIE, DIXI, TEX, SIDERS, SISTED, STIRED, REISTS, SIDER, STEDS and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EDITRIX, SIXERS, SIXER, XED, TIX, DESIS, RESITS, DESI, RESIT, EDS, ESTS, TRES and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.