Unscramble SYNTEXIS to get 157 words. SYNTEXIS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SIXTY, XYSTI and XYSTS lead with 15 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SYNTEXIS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 7 with 6, 42 with 5, 52 with 4, 39 with 3 and 15 with 2.
TINSEYS is the only one of the 7-letter words in SYNTEXIS; it scores 10 points.
SIXTY, XYSTI and XYSTS are the top 5-letter words from SYNTEXIS, 15 points each. SITES, EXIST and STEIN will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNTEXIS, NIXY, SEXY and XYST tie for first at 14 points. SITE, NEXT and SENT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SYNTEXIS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SIXTY, XYSTI and XYSTS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SYNTEXIS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNTEXIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 115 | 156 | 102 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
41 of the 157 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYNTEXIS, YEX, TEX, TINSEYS, TINSEY, SEITY, STEYS, SYENS, SYNES, YESTS, YITES, NYES and 29 more. 13 of the 157 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NEXTS, TIX, TIYNS, TYINS, TIYN, TYIN, SENTS, TEINS, ESTS, TEIN, EST, TES and 1 more. 1 of the 157 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NESTY.