Unscramble ORTHOAXIS to get 229 words. ORTHOAXIS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 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 ORTHOAXIS split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 18 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from ORTHOAXIS, SIXTH leads with 15 points, then IXORA and ORIXA on 12. SHORT, SHIRT and RATIO are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOAXIS is HOAX, 14 points; AXIS and TAXI on 11 follow. ARTS, HAIR and HOST are everyday picks.
HOX tops the 3-letter words made with ORTHOAXIS letters at 13 points; next come OXO and RAX on 10. HAS, ITS and ART will look familiar.
These 4 words have the length of ORTHOAXIS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with OR · ending in IS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with THORAX (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ORTHOAXIS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOAXIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 176 | 229 | 154 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ORTHOAXIS, HOX, ORIXAS, TAXORS, ORIXA, TAXOR, HAIRST, ORTHOS, SHOORA, ARISH, HAROS, HOAST and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AIRSHOT, ATISHOO, TIX, ORISHA, ROSHI, SHART, AHIS, HAOS, AHI, AHS, HOO, HOS and 10 more, 22 in all.