FALX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FALX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALX?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALX is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALX
No single letter turns FALX into another word.
How FALX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FALX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does FALX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A sickle-shaped fold of tissue in the body.
Falx is Latin for a sickle and names two structures inside the skull, one between the halves of the brain and one beneath them. The same word gave the Romans their name for a curved sword their enemies used.
How FALX is used
Countable; the plural is falces. Chiefly anatomical.
- The falx separates the two halves of the brain.
- The word falx is Latin for a sickle.
- A second falx lies beneath the first.
- Two structures in the skull are each called a falx.
- The Romans named a curved sword from the same root as falx.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FALX
The 4 tiles of FALX in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FALX
Common questions about FALX
- Is FALX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALX worth?
- FALX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALX mean?
- A sickle-shaped fold of tissue in the body.
- What letters can be added to FALX?
- No single letter can be added to FALX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FALX:
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