72 words come out when you unscramble LAXIST, starting with LAXIST itself: 13 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 6 letters split into 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
L12A1X8I1S1T1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LAXIST by length: 1 with 6 letters, 6 with 5, 25 with 4, 26 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Keep every letter of LAXIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ST · all 6-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AXILS and TAXIS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LAXIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAXIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 72) | 64 | 72 | 61 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
8 of the 72 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAXIST, SALIX, ITAS, TAIS, ITA, SAI, TAI and ST. 3 of the 72 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TIX, LIAS and ATS.
These 2 words take every letter of LAXIST plus a single extra one.