AUXIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUXIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUXIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUXIN is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUXIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auxinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUXIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AUXIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does AUXIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant hormone that regulates growth by controlling cell elongation, especially toward light or against gravity.
Auxin is produced mainly in the growing tips of shoots and roots and then moves through the plant tissue toward slower-growing regions. Because it builds up unevenly when a plant is lit from one side, auxin makes the shaded side of a stem grow faster, bending the shoot toward the light. Gardeners exploit the same hormone in rooting powders, where a synthetic form of auxin encourages cuttings to grow new roots. The discovery of auxin in the early twentieth century was one of the first pieces of evidence that plants use chemical signals in ways similar to animal hormones.
How AUXIN is used
A technical term from plant biology, used in botany textbooks, horticulture and rooting-powder labels rather than everyday speech.
- The auxin in the stem tip caused the seedling to bend toward the window.
- Rooting powder works by supplying extra auxin to a fresh cutting.
- Scientists first isolated auxin from the tip of a grass shoot.
- Removing the terminal bud lowers the auxin supply and lets side branches grow.
- Too much auxin can actually stop a root from lengthening further.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUXIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUXIN
2 longer words begin with AUXIN.
Words ending in AUXIN
2 words end in AUXIN. Useful as a back hook: play AUXIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AUXIN inside
2 words contain AUXIN in the middle. Words that start with AUXIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AUXIN
Common questions about AUXIN
- Is AUXIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUXIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUXIN worth?
- AUXIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUXIN mean?
- A plant hormone that regulates growth by controlling cell elongation, especially toward light or against gravity.
- What letters can be added to AUXIN?
- AUXIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AUXIN:
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