Unscramble XANTHOPSIA to get 273 words. XANTHOPSIA itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SPHINX leads with 18 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from XANTHOPSIA by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 9 letters.
APHONIAS is the only one of the 8-letter words in XANTHOPSIA; it scores 13 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble XANTHOPSIA is SPHINX, 18 points; ANOXIA and AXIONS on 13 follow. POINTS, PAINTS and SONATA are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from XANTHOPSIA, HAPAX leads with 17 points, then SIXTH and THANX on 15. PAINT, PANTS and PATHS are the familiar ones.
HOAX tops the 4-letter words from XANTHOPSIA at 14 points; next come AXIS and AXON on 11. SHOP, SHIP and HOST will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in XANTHOPSIA is HOX, 13 points; PAX and PIX on 12 follow. HAS, HOT and TAX are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of XANTHOPSIA but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SPHINX (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
XANTHOPSIA is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XANTHOPSIA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 230 | 273 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XANTHOPSIA, THANX, PANAX, HOX, XOANA, HANAPS, HANAP, NOX, TAIHOAS, HIPT, PAHS, POHS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ASHPAN, PITHOS, TAHINAS, TIX, HAINTS, PHOS, TAHINA, HAINT, PHO, AHIS, ATONIAS, HAOS and 13 more, 25 in all.
This word takes every letter of XANTHOPSIA plus a single extra one.