AMPHIOXUS

9 letters, 23 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What AMPHIOXUS Means

noun: small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

AMPHIOXUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 23 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 M3 P3 H4 I1 O1 X8 U1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In AMPHIOXUS

268 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (11)

AXIOMS HAMOUS MASHUP MIAOUS MISHAP MIXUPS MOHUAS MOPISH OPIUMS PASHIM POISHA

5 letter words (36)

APHIS APISH APISM AXIOM HAPUS HOMAS HUIAS HUMAS HUMPS MAXIS MIAOU MIHAS MIXUP MOHUA MOPUS MOUPS MOXAS MUSHA OHIAS OPAHS OPIUM OUMAS OUPAS OUPHS OXIMS PASHM PIMAS PIOUS PIUMS PSOAI PUHAS PUMAS SAMPI SIXMO SPAHI SUMPH

4 letter words (93)

3 letter words (94)

AHI AHS AIM AIS AMI AMP AMU APO ASH ASP HAM HAO HAP HAS HIM HIP HIS HOA HOI HOM HOP HOS HOX HUI HUM HUP IMP IOS ISH ISM ISO MAP MAS MAX MHO MIS MIX MOA MOI MOP MOS MOU MUS MUX OHM OHS OIS OMS OPS OUP OUS PAH PAM PAS PAX PHI PHO PIA PIS PIU PIX POA POH POI POM POS POX PSI PUH PUS SAI SAM SAP SAU SAX SHA SIM SIP SIX SMA SOH SOM SOP SOU SOX SPA SUI SUM SUP UMP UMS UPO UPS XIS

2 letter words (34)

AH AI AM AS AX HA HI HM HO IO IS MA MI MO MU OH OI OM OP OS OU OX PA PI PO SH SI SO UH UM UP US XI XU

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