Unscramble INDEXTROUS and you have 364 words, INDEXTROUS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INDEXTROUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 23 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2.
DEXTRINS, DEXTROUS and DRUXIEST are the top 8-letter words made with INDEXTROUS letters, 16 points each. ROUTINES and OUTSIDER will look familiar.
DEXTRIN, EXODIST and TUXEDOS share the top score of 15 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INDEXTROUS. OUTSIDE, EDITORS and INSURED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from INDEXTROUS, the top score is 14, reached by 5. EDITOR, DUTIES and NUDIST are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words from INDEXTROUS tie at 13 points; none scores more. INDEX, EXIST and OXIDE will look familiar.
The 4-letter words in INDEXTROUS are led by DOUX and OXID, 12 points each. NEXT, DOES and DONE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with INDEXTROUS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. END, RED and DUE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of INDEXTROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEXTRINS and DEXTROUS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts INDEXTROUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEXTROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 276 | 363 | 253 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 88 of them: INDEXTROUS, DRUXIEST, EXODIST, NITROXES, OREXINS, SEXTUOR, DUXES, NITROX, NIXERS, OREXIN, OREXIS, NIXER and 76 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: DOXES, NEXTS, OXERS, SIXER, DOX, OXER, XED, DETRUSION, TIX, DISEUR, IDENTS, DINOS and 10 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ROUXES.