directrix needs no unscrambling at all — the nine-letter word is already the strongest play its own letters allow, banking 19 points in Scrabble as it stands. In all, 87 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
directrix is the highest-scoring word from directrix, worth 19 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 87 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Only one nine-letter word uses the letters in directrix — and it is directrix itself. No unscrambling is needed: the word is already playable as written, worth 19 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in directrix produces 4 valid seven-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with dirtier. For points, the strongest play is rectrix — worth 16 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling directrix turns up 6 six-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with credit and direct. For points, the strongest plays are citied, credit, dicier, direct, and triced — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 23 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in directrix. If a familiar word is all you need, start with cried, drier, tired, and tried. For points, the strongest play is xeric — worth 14 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Rearranging the letters in directrix produces 24 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with dice, diet, dirt, edit, exit, rice, and ride. For points, the strongest play is exit — worth 11 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling directrix turns up 18 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with die, ice, red, rid, and tie. For points, the strongest plays are dex and xed — each worth 11 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 11 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in directrix. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ex, id, and it. For points, the strongest plays are ex and xi — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
directrix is in the NWL, the official Scrabble word list for North America, and in the Words With Friends dictionary, so it's playable exactly as it stands and needs no unscrambling.
The 1-point gap between the two totals comes from the tile values themselves: Scrabble and Words With Friends price the same letters differently.
directrix is the only nine-letter word the same letters produce. No arrangement of the same tiles scores higher in Scrabble, so playing directrix unchanged also takes the maximum points these letters offer.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is directrix, worth 19 points in Scrabble, and no other word from directrix earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in directrix produce 87 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 nine-letter word, 4 seven-letter words, 6 six-letter words, 23 five-letter words, 24 four-letter words, 18 three-letter words and 11 two-letter words.