3 words come out when you unscramble FAX, starting with FAX itself: 13 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. AX is the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. 3 letters: 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
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Words from FAX by length: 1 with 3 letters and 2 with 2.
Keep every letter of FAX but one, change that one, and you get:
More 3-letter words: starting with F · ending in X · all 3-letter words
FAX first, then short meanings for the 2 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FAX, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAX itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 3) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Every game here accepts all 3 answers.
These 4 words take every letter of FAX plus a single extra one.