Unscramble PAROXYSMAL to get 248 words. PAROXYSMAL itself is a real word: 24 points on a Scrabble board, 26 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34A1R1O1X8Y43S1M34A1L12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PAROXYSMAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
XYLOMA tops the 6-letter words from PAROXYSMAL at 18 points; next come MAYORS and MORAYS on 11. SALARY, PLASMA and ALARMS will look familiar.
MYXOS and PROXY share the top score of 17 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PAROXYSMAL. ROYAL, PLAYS and SPRAY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in PAROXYSMAL, MYXO and POXY tie for first at 16 points. PLAY, MAPS and ARMY are everyday picks.
PYX tops the 3-letter words made with PAROXYSMAL letters at 15 points; next come OXY on 13 and MAX on 12. MAY, MAP and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PAROXYSMAL but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PAROXYSM (22 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PAROXYSMAL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAROXYSMAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 196 | 248 | 181 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XYLOMAS, XYLOMA, MYXOS, MYXO, XRAYS, MALAX, XRAY, MOPSY, MYOPS, PALAYS, APAYS, LYAMS and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POXY, MPOX, YOMPS, MYLARS, YOMP, MOLYS, MYLAR, PYROS, PYRO, SPAM, YAS, APO and 3 more, 15 in all.