149 words come out when you unscramble PTYXISES, starting with PTYXISES itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PTYXISES split into 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 6, 40 with 5, 49 with 4, 37 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 7 letters.
PYXES, PYXIE and PYXIS share the top score of 17 among the 5-letter words made with PTYXISES letters. SITES, TYPES and STEPS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from PTYXISES, PIXY leads with 16 points, then SEXY and XYST on 14. SITE, TYPE and TIPS are the familiar ones.
PYX tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PTYXISES at 15 points; next come YEX on 13 and PIX on 12. ITS, SET and YES will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PTYXISES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PT · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PYXIES (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PTYXISES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTYXISES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 149) | 119 | 149 | 110 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
30 of the 149 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PTYXISES, PTYXES, PTYXIS, YEX, PYETS, SYPES, TEX, PYET, SYPE, SEITY, STEYS, YESTS and 18 more. 9 of the 149 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PISSY, TIX, YEPS, SEPS, PST, ESTS, EST, TES and TE.