AFFIX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. AFFIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFIX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFIX is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFIX
No single letter turns AFFIX into another word.
How AFFIX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AFFIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 929,476.
What stands out about AFFIX
- The letters of AFFIX run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AFFIX mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To attach or fasten one thing to another, or to add something to the end of a word.
Affix is used physically, as in affixing a stamp or a signature to a document. It is also used linguistically, where it names the act of adding a prefix or suffix to the stem of a word to change or extend its meaning.
How AFFIX is used
Common in formal, legal, and administrative writing, and standard in linguistics for prefixes and suffixes.
- Please affix a stamp to the envelope before mailing it.
- The clerk asked her to affix her signature at the bottom of the form.
- Linguists affix the prefix un- to happy to make unhappy.
- He affixed the notice to the bulletin board.
- Workers affix warning labels to every crate before shipping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFIX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFIX
14 longer words begin with AFFIX.
Words ending in AFFIX
1 words end in AFFIX. Useful as a back hook: play AFFIX onto a word already on the board.
Words with AFFIX inside
3 words contain AFFIX in the middle. Words that start with AFFIX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFIX
Common questions about AFFIX
- Is AFFIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFIX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFIX worth?
- AFFIX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFIX mean?
- To attach or fasten one thing to another, or to add something to the end of a word.
- What letters can be added to AFFIX?
- No single letter can be added to AFFIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AFFIX:
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