242 words come out when you unscramble HEXAPLOID, starting with HEXAPLOID itself: 22 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HEXAPOD, 20 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HEXAPLOID split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with HEXAPLOID letters, HOAXED, OXHEAD and OXHIDE tie for first at 17 points. DIPOLE, HAILED and HALIDE are everyday picks.
PHLOX scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEXAPLOID at 17 points, ahead of HEXAD and HOXED on 16. IDEAL, PIXEL and OXIDE are the ones most people know.
HOAX tops the 4-letter words from HEXAPLOID at 14 points; next come APEX and EXPO on 13. HELP, HEAD and HELD will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with HEXAPLOID letters, HEX and HOX tie for first at 13 points. HAD, HIP and HOP are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HEXAPLOID for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HEXAPOD (20 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HEXAPLOID works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEXAPLOID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 198 | 241 | 175 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXHEAD, HOXED, PODEX, AXOID, HOX, LAXED, DELPH, POHED, EXO, HEALD, HOAED, HOIED and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OXHIDE, PLEX, DOX, XED, LIPOED, PHEO, AHED, ODAH, PHO, DOH, PALEO, PEDI and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: HAOLE.
These 2 words take every letter of HEXAPLOID plus a single extra one.