AXLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AXLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AXLE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AXLE is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AXLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AXLE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AXLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does AXLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The rod on which a wheel turns.
Axle and the word for a line of rotation grew from one root by different routes, and English kept both with separate jobs. The Old English form had an extra syllable that the Norse form dropped.
How AXLE is used
Countable: an axle, two axles.
- The axle snapped and the wheel went on without it.
- The word axle came into English by a different route than axis.
- A cart with two axles turns worse than one with one.
- Grease on an axle lasts a season and not a year.
- Two axles under a trailer share the load unevenly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AXLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AXLE
The 4 tiles of AXLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AXLE
4 longer words begin with AXLE.
Words ending in AXLE
2 words end in AXLE. Useful as a back hook: play AXLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AXLE inside
5 words contain AXLE in the middle. Words that start with AXLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AXLE
Common questions about AXLE
- Is AXLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AXLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AXLE worth?
- AXLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AXLE mean?
- The rod on which a wheel turns.
- What letters can be added to AXLE?
- AXLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AXLE:
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