EARWAX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EARWAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARWAX?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARWAX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARWAX
No single letter turns EARWAX into another word.
How EARWAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EARWAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does EARWAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
The yellowish waxy substance produced inside the ear canal.
Earwax traps dust and keeps the skin of the canal from drying out, so a little of it is healthy. Trouble starts only when too much builds up and blocks the ear.
How EARWAX is used
The everyday word for what doctors call cerumen.
- The nurse removed a plug of earwax that had dulled her hearing.
- Cotton swabs can push earwax deeper instead of clearing it.
- Some people produce more earwax than others.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARWAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARWAX
1 longer words begin with EARWAX.
Shorter words from the letters in EARWAX
Common questions about EARWAX
- Is EARWAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARWAX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARWAX worth?
- EARWAX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARWAX mean?
- The yellowish waxy substance produced inside the ear canal.
- What letters can be added to EARWAX?
- No single letter can be added to EARWAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EARWAX:
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