What It Scores
NEXUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as N1 E1 X8 U1 S1.
Anagrams of NEXUS (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In NEXUS
15 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.
3 letter words (7)
2 letter words (8)
Longer Words Containing NEXUS
NEXUS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.