Unscramble HELIOTAXIS to get 288 words. HELIOTAXIS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HOAXES leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HELIOTAXIS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 13 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 9 letters.
HOAXES tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HELIOTAXIS at 16 points; next come AXITES and EXALTS on 13. HOTELS and HOSTEL will look familiar.
The 5-letter words from HELIOTAXIS are led by HELIX, HOXES and SIXTH, 15 points each. HOTEL, TAXES and EXIST are the familiar ones.
HOAX tops the 4-letter words in HELIOTAXIS at 14 points; next come AXEL and AXES on 11. HOST, HITS and HEAT will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with HELIOTAXIS letters, HEX and HOX tie for first at 13 points. HAS, HOT and TAX are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of HELIOTAXIS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOAXES (16 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HELIOTAXIS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELIOTAXIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 245 | 286 | 225 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HELIOTAXIS, HOXES, HOX, ISOLEX, LAXIST, OXIES, SALIX, HAILIEST, SAXE, EXO, TEX, ETHALS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TAXOLS, LAXES, TAXOL, HALIOTIS, LITHOES, TIX, THALIS, AHIS, HAOS, LAHS, AHI, AHS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: HAOLES and HAOLE, 2 in all.