208 words come out when you unscramble VEXATIOUS, starting with VEXATIOUS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VEXATIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 12 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in VEXATIOUS: OUTVIES, 10 points.
The 5-letter words from VEXATIOUS are led by VAXES and VITEX, 15 points each. SUITE, TAXES and VOTES are the familiar ones.
VEXT tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VEXATIOUS at 14 points; next come AXES and AXIS on 11. SITE, SAVE and EAST will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from VEXATIOUS, VAX, VEX and VOX tie for first at 13 points. OUT, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
These 4 words have the length of VEXATIOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXUVIA (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VEXATIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEXATIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 208) | 159 | 208 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VITEX, OXIES, SAXE, EXO, TEX, OVATES, SATIVE, VAUTES, AVISE, OVIST, STIVE, VAUTE and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VAXES, VAX, TIX, STEVIA, OUTIES, SEV, OUTIE, TOEAS, OUTA, ATS, EST, OI and 1 more, 13 in all.