Unscramble HEXAPLAS to get 166 words. HEXAPLAS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HAPAXES and HEXAPLA, 19 points each. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HEXAPLAS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 4 with 6, 41 with 5, 53 with 4, 47 with 3 and 17 with 2.
HAPAX tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEXAPLAS at 17 points; next come PAXES on 14 and AXELS on 12. PHASE, HELPS and ALPHA will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from HEXAPLAS are led by APEX and PLEX, 13 points each. HELP, SALE and SEAL are the familiar ones.
HEX tops the 3-letter words made with HEXAPLAS letters at 13 points; next come PAX on 12 and AXE on 10. HAS, SEA and SPA will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HEXAPLAS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HE · ending in AS · all 8-letter words
What HEXAPLAS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEXAPLAS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEXAPLAS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 166) | 142 | 166 | 135 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SAXE, AHEAP, PLESH, HESP, PAHS, HALSE, PASELA, ALAPS, PAALS, PALAS, PELAS, PLAAS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEX, LAXES, HEPS, LAHS, PALSA, AHS and LAH, 7 in all.
This word takes every letter of HEXAPLAS plus a single extra one.