Unscramble HYPOXAEMIC and you have 231 words, HYPOXAEMIC itself among them: it scores 29 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HYPOXEMIC, 28 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HYPOXAEMIC split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from HYPOXAEMIC, EPOXY and PYXIE tie for first at 17 points. CHEAP, PEACH and CHAMP are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words from HYPOXAEMIC tie at 16 points; none scores more. EACH, COPY and CAMP will look familiar.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words in HYPOXAEMIC at 15 points, ahead of HEX and HOX on 13. MAY, PAY and MIX are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HYPOXAEMIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HY · ending in IC · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HYPOXIC (24 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYPOXAEMIC 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPOXAEMIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 197 | 230 | 176 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 33 of them: HYPOXAEMIC, CAPEX, CHEAPY, COXY, MIXY, MYXO, POCHAY, MOCHY, EPOCHA, HOX, MOCHIE, PHAEIC and 21 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: POXY, MPOX, HEAPY, OXIC, COPAY, MOCHI, PACEY, CHEM, MECH, PACY, YOMP, HIYA and 9 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: AMEX.