178 words come out when you unscramble XYLOGENS, starting with XYLOGENS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 19 points: LOXYGENS. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from XYLOGENS by length: 2 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 7 with 6, 30 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 17 with 2.
GOXES tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble XYLOGENS at 13 points; next come EXONS and LOXES on 12. LONGS will look familiar.
LYNX, ONYX and SEXY share the top score of 14 among the 4-letter words made with XYLOGENS letters. ONLY, LONG and SONG are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble XYLOGENS are led by OXY and YEX, 13 points each. ONE, YES and LOG are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of XYLOGENS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with X · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OXYGENS (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts XYLOGENS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XYLOGENS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 124 | 176 | 119 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
54 of the 178 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LOXYGENS, XYLOGENS, LOXYGEN, XYLOGEN, YEX, NOXES, EXO, GELOSY, GOYLES, NOX, ELOGY, GONYS and 42 more. 5 of the 178 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GYNOS, GYNO, NEGS, GOS and NEG. 2 of the 178 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY.