Hidden inside linux sit lux and nix, three-letter plays tied at the top of this rack with 10 points in Scrabble apiece. In all, 12 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
lux and nix tie for the highest Scrabble score from linux at 10 points. The top 10 of 12 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling linux turns up 6 three-letter words. No common everyday answer stands out among these three-letter results, so let the score decide: the highest-scoring words are lux and nix, each worth 10 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 6 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in linux. If a familiar word is all you need, start with in. For points, the strongest plays are xi and xu — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
1 six-letter word can be made using all the letters in linux plus one additional letter.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are lux and nix, worth 10 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from linux 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 linux produce 12 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 6 three-letter words and 6 two-letter words.