Unscramble EXOPHAGOUS and you have 202 words, EXOPHAGOUS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. HOAXES is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EXOPHAGOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 8 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 9, 8 or 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words made with EXOPHAGOUS letters is HOXES, 15 points; EXPOS and PAXES on 14 follow. PAGES, HOUSE and PHASE are everyday picks.
HOAX tops the 4-letter words from EXOPHAGOUS at 14 points; next come APEX and EXPO on 13. SHOP, HOPE and HUGE will look familiar.
HEX and HOX share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXOPHAGOUS. HAS, HOP and GAP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXOPHAGOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOAXES (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts EXOPHAGOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXOPHAGOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 159 | 202 | 141 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: EXOPHAGOUS, HOXES, HOX, PEGHS, SAXE, EXO, HAPUS, PEGH, POSHO, PUHAS, SEAHOG, SHOPE and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: PHEOS, HEPS, PHEO, PHOS, POGOES, AUGH, PHO, POGOS, HAOS, AHS, HOO, HOS and 6 more.