Unscramble OXIDATIVE and you have 155 words, OXIDATIVE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, VAXED leads with 16 points. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from OXIDATIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 25 with 5, 46 with 4, 52 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with OXIDATIVE letters: OXIDATE, for 15 points.
Among the 5-letter words from OXIDATIVE, VAXED leads with 16 points, then VITEX on 15 and AXOID on 13. VIDEO, AVOID and VOTED are the familiar ones.
VEXT scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OXIDATIVE at 14 points, ahead of AXED and DIXI on 12. DATE, EDIT and IDEA are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in OXIDATIVE, VAX, VEX and VOX tie for first at 13 points. TAX, AID and DIE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of OXIDATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with OX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VAXED (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. OXIDATIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXIDATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 155) | 124 | 155 | 112 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
31 of the 155 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VITEX, AXOID, DIXIE, DIXI, EXO, OVATED, TEX, DEVOT, DOVIE, DEVO, DIVI, DIVO and 19 more. 12 of the 155 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VAXED, VAX, DOX, XED, TIX, VIDIOT, DEVI, VID, ODA, DA, OI and TE.