Unscramble HEXAGONS and you have 182 words, HEXAGONS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. HEXAGON is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from HEXAGONS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 26 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
HOXES tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEXAGONS at 15 points; next come GOXES on 13 and AXONE on 12. HANGS and SHONE will look familiar.
HOAX scores highest among the 4-letter words from HEXAGONS at 14 points, ahead of AXES and AXON on 11. SONG, GOES and GONE are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with HEXAGONS letters are led by HEX and HOX, 13 points each. HAS, AGE and AGO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HEXAGONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HE · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
HEXAGONS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEXAGONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEXAGONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 148 | 182 | 136 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOXES, HOX, NOXES, SAXE, EXO, HOGENS, NOX, SEAHOG, HOGEN, NOAHS, GEASON, HOAS and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HAOS, SHEN, AHS, GEANS, HOS, SHO, SOH, GEAN, NEGS, AGS, GOS and NEG, 12 in all.