Unscramble HYDROTAXIS and you have 277 words, HYDROTAXIS itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HYRAX, 18 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HYDROTAXIS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 10 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 9 letters.
STYRAX, THORAX and XYSTOI are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HYDROTAXIS, 16 points each. RADIOS, RATIOS and THIRDS will look familiar.
HYRAX scores highest among the 5-letter words from HYDROTAXIS at 18 points, ahead of SIXTH and SIXTY on 15. TODAY, THIRD and HAIRY are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in HYDROTAXIS are led by DIXY and DOXY, 15 points each. DAYS, HARD and HAIR are the familiar ones.
HOX and OXY share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words made with HYDROTAXIS letters. HAS, HAD and DAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HYDROTAXIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HY · ending in IS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HYRAX (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
HYDROTAXIS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROTAXIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 277) | 228 | 277 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYDROTAXIS, DIXY, XRAYS, AXOIDS, XRAY, AXOID, HOX, ORIXAS, TAXORS, HOSTRY, ORIXA, RHODY and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOX, AIRSHOT, HIYA, TIX, DOSHA, DRYAS, ODAHS, ORISHA, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, SIDH and 11 more, 23 in all.