Unscramble POLYMYXIN and you have 109 words, POLYMYXIN itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 16 points, PIXY, MIXY and MYXO among them. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from POLYMYXIN split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 6 with 5, 42 with 4, 39 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with POLYMYXIN letters: POLYNYI, for 15 points.
There is a single one of the 6-letter words in POLYMYXIN: MOPILY, 13 points.
4 of 42 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYMYXIN tie at 16 points; none scores more. ONLY, LION and PONY will look familiar.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words from POLYMYXIN at 15 points, ahead of OXY on 13 and MIX on 12. OIL, PIN and ION are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of POLYMYXIN, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in IN · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PIXY and POXY (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
POLYMYXIN 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYMYXIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 109) | 91 | 109 | 83 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
18 of the 109 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MIXY, MYXO, NOX, PIONY, MINY, MOYL, PIOY, LYM, MOY, NYM, PLIM, LOY and 6 more. 8 of the 109 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POXY, MPOX, MOPILY, YOMP, LIPO, MOI, PO and OI.
This word takes every letter of POLYMYXIN plus a single extra one.