280 words come out when you unscramble XERAPHINS, starting with XERAPHINS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. XERAPHIN is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from XERAPHINS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 11 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 6-letter words from XERAPHINS are led by PHENIX and SPHINX, 18 points each. PHRASE, PARISH and PRAISE are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble XERAPHINS, PAXES and PIXES tie for first at 14 points. SHARE, PHASE and SHAPE are everyday picks.
APEX and PREX are the top 4-letter words from XERAPHINS, 13 points each. SHIP, HAIR and HEAR will look familiar.
HEX scores highest among the 3-letter words in XERAPHINS at 13 points, ahead of PAX and PIX on 12. HAS, SIX and HIP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of XERAPHINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with X · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PHENIX and SPHINX (18 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: XERAPHINS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XERAPHINS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 226 | 280 | 214 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
54 of the 280 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XERAPHINS, XERAPHIN, RHEXIS, NIXERS, PARISHEN, NIXER, HEPARS, PHARES, SAXE, SEAX, SERIPH, SPHAER and 42 more. 12 of the 280 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SIXER, PHASER, PISHER, NEARISH, ASHINE, HEPS, SHENAI, PARENS, AHIS, PAREN, SHEN and SARNIE.