AXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AXIS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AXIS is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AXIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AXIS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does AXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A line about which a body rotates.
Axis has the plural axes, which in print collides with the plural of a chopping tool and is told apart by context alone. The wartime alliance took its name from a speech about a line drawn between two capitals.
How AXIS is used
Countable; the plural is axes.
- The earth turns on an axis tilted by about 23 degrees.
- The word axis has a plural that collides with another word.
- A graph needs an axis before it needs any data.
- The Axis powers were named after a line between capitals.
- An axis of rotation need not pass through the centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AXIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AXIS
6 longer words begin with AXIS.
Words ending in AXIS
Showing 24 of 40 words that end in AXIS. Useful as a back hook: play AXIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with AXIS inside
15 words contain AXIS in the middle. Words that start with AXIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AXIS
Common questions about AXIS
- Is AXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AXIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AXIS worth?
- AXIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AXIS mean?
- A line about which a body rotates.
- What letters can be added to AXIS?
- AXIS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AXIS:
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