AX is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. AX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept AX?

Word power: 73 / 100

Our own measure of how useful AX is to know. It scores 9 from 2 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AX

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How AX scores

Face value of the 2 tiles in AX, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 550.

What stands out about AX

• Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a X, and AX is one of them.
• At 9 points, AX is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
• AX is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does AX mean in Scrabble?

verb

Written for this site: 1 meaning of AX and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with AX

Showing 24 of 103 words that begin with AX.

Words ending in AX

Showing 24 of 88 words that end in AX. Useful as a back hook: play AX onto a word already on the board.

Words with AX inside

Showing 24 of 722 words that contain AX somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Common questions about AX

Is AX valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AX, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AX worth?

AX is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What does AX mean?

To chop or shape with a bladed hand tool; also to cancel something abruptly.

What letters can be added to AX?

AX takes 11 hooks: 10 in front and 1 at the end.