Unscramble HEXACTS and you have 144 words, HEXACTS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. HEXACTS as a single 7-tile play makes 69 in Scrabble, 19 plus the 50 bonus, and 54 in Words With Friends (19 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HEXACTS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 7 with 6, 26 with 5, 51 with 4, 42 with 3 and 17 with 2.
EXACT tops the 5-letter words made with HEXACTS letters at 14 points; next come TAXES and TEXAS on 12. TEACH, CHEST and CHASE will look familiar.
AXES, SAXE and SEXT share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words from HEXACTS. EACH, CASE and EAST are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEXACTS is HEX, 13 points; AXE and SAX on 10 follow. HAS, SET and TAX are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HEXACTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with HE · ending in TS · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXACTS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: HEXACTS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEXACTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 144) | 120 | 144 | 107 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
24 of the 144 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEXACTS, HEXACT, SAXE, SCATH, TEX, CHAS, SECH, ACH, ASHET, CHA, CHE, ECH and 12 more. 13 of the 144 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, AHS, TECS, TEC, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and 1 more.
These 3 words take every letter of HEXACTS plus a single extra one.