Unscramble XANTHAMS to get 124 words. XANTHAMS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from XANTHAMS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 11 with 6, 22 with 5, 39 with 4, 35 with 3 and 14 with 2.
THANX tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble XANTHAMS at 15 points; next come AXMAN on 14 and AMAHS on 10. MATHS and MANTA will look familiar.
TAXA scores highest among the 4-letter words from XANTHAMS at 11 points, ahead of AMAH and HAMS on 9. MATH, HATS and MATS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of XANTHAMS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SAXMAN and TAXMAN (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts XANTHAMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XANTHAMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 124) | 89 | 124 | 79 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XANTHAMS, XANTHAM, THANX, SHAMA, MAHA, THANAS, HASTA, TAHAS, TANHS, THANA, THANS, NAAMS and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SAXMAN, MAHANTS, MAHANT, MANATS, MANAT, AHS, MASA, STAN, ATS and SAN, 10 in all.
This word takes every letter of XANTHAMS plus a single extra one.