Unscramble FLUXMETER and you have 180 words, FLUXMETER itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from FLUXMETER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 17 with 6, 34 with 5, 58 with 4, 50 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in FLUXMETER: LUXMETER, for 17 points.
Among the 5-letter words from FLUXMETER, MUREX and REMEX tie for first at 14 points. METER, FLEET and FLUTE are everyday picks.
FLEX and FLUX are the top 4-letter words in FLUXMETER, 14 points each. FREE, LEFT and TERM will look familiar.
MUX scores highest among the 3-letter words made with FLUXMETER letters at 12 points, ahead of LEX and LUX on 10. LET, FEE and MET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FLUXMETER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FL · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FLEXURE (17 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FLUXMETER, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUXMETER itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 180) | 135 | 179 | 128 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FLUXMETER, LUXMETER, FRUTEX, TEEMFUL, EXUL, ULEX, FLEME, FLEURET, TEX, FELTER, FERM, FEUTRE and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LUREX, LUXER, MUX, TREM, FE, TUM, UTE and TE, 8 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMF.
Each word below uses all the letters of FLUXMETER and one more.