LYNX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LYNX 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 LYNX?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYNX is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYNX
No single letter turns LYNX into another word.
How LYNX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LYNX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does LYNX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wild cat with tufted ears and a short tail.
Lynx is Greek and probably from a root about light, on account of the animal's eyes. It was hunted out of Britain about fifteen hundred years ago and is now argued over as a candidate for reintroduction.
How LYNX is used
Countable; the plural is lynx or lynxes.
- A lynx hunts alone and covers a very large range.
- The word lynx probably comes from a root about light.
- Britain lost the lynx about fifteen hundred years ago.
- Two lynx in the same forest is already a population.
- The tufts on a lynx are thought to help it hear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYNX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYNX
2 longer words begin with LYNX.
Shorter words from the letters in LYNX
Common questions about LYNX
- Is LYNX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYNX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYNX worth?
- LYNX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYNX mean?
- A wild cat with tufted ears and a short tail.
- What letters can be added to LYNX?
- No single letter can be added to LYNX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LYNX:
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