FOX is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOX?
| 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 FOX is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foxyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FOX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What stands out about FOX
- FOX scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wild animal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and a bushy tail.
The fox has done better out of towns than almost any other wild creature, and the urban ones are not a separate kind: the same animal on different food, dying younger. The verb is older than it looks — to fox somebody is to outwit them, and it comes straight from the reputation.
How FOX is used
Countable: a fox, two foxes. Also a verb meaning to baffle.
- A fox crossed the road without hurrying.
- The urban fox eats better and lives shorter.
- That question foxed the whole table.
- Two foxes worked the same street on alternate nights.
- A fox will take anything left in an open bin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOX
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with FOX.
Words ending in FOX
3 words end in FOX. Useful as a back hook: play FOX onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOX inside
7 words contain FOX in the middle. Words that start with FOX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOX
Common questions about FOX
- Is FOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOX, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOX worth?
- FOX is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOX mean?
- A wild animal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and a bushy tail.
- What letters can be added to FOX?
- FOX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FOX:
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