256 words come out when you unscramble XYLOGENOUS, starting with XYLOGENOUS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from XYLOGENOUS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 14 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in XYLOGENOUS: OXYGENOUS, for 20 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble XYLOGENOUS is OXYGEN, 17 points; LYNXES and ONYXES on 16 follow. LOUNGE, LOONEY and YOUNGS are everyday picks.
GOXES tops the 5-letter words made with XYLOGENOUS letters at 13 points; next come EXONS and EXULS on 12. YOUNG, LOGOS and GENUS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble XYLOGENOUS, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. ONLY, GOES and GUYS are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from XYLOGENOUS are led by OXY and YEX, 13 points each. YES, LOG and GUY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of XYLOGENOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SEXOLOGY (19 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
XYLOGENOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XYLOGENOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 170 | 254 | 159 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
86 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: XYLOGENOUS, LOXYGENS, XYLOGENS, LOXYGEN, XYLOGEN, YUNXES, YUNX, YEX, EXULS, NOXES, EXUL, GOOLEYS and 74 more. 11 of the 256 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OXYGENOUS, LOUNGEY, GOOLY, GYNOS, GYNO, LOGONS, YOUS, LOGON, GOS, NEG and NUG. 2 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY.
With one more tile, the letters of XYLOGENOUS spell the words below.