Unscramble XYLONIC and you have 63 words, XYLONIC itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CYLIX and XYLIC lead with 17 points. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of XYLONIC at once for 69 in Scrabble (19 + 50) or 56 in Words With Friends (21 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from XYLONIC by length: 1 with 7 letters, 6 with 5, 24 with 4, 20 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 6 letters.
Keep every letter of XYLONIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with X · ending in IC · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYLIX (17 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts XYLONIC, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| XYLONIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 63) | 53 | 63 | 50 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 10 of them: XYLONIC, XYLIC, COXY, NOX, CLY, LOY, NOY, ONY, NY and IO. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: OXIC, LOC and OI.