PANAX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PANAX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PANAX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANAX is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANAX
No single letter turns PANAX into another word.
How PANAX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PANAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does PANAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of perennial plants, including ginseng, valued for their aromatic tuberous roots.
Panax is the scientific and common name for a small group of perennial herbs native to eastern Asia and North America, grown and gathered chiefly for their thick, aromatic roots. The best known member of the group is ginseng, long used in traditional medicine and still sold today as a supplement and tonic. The name itself comes from a Greek word meaning cure-all, reflecting the wide range of healing properties once claimed for these roots.
How PANAX is used
A botanical and herbal-medicine term, naming the ginseng genus rather than any single everyday plant name.
- Ginseng belongs to the genus panax, prized for its thick root.
- The herbalist stocked several products made from panax root.
- Wild panax has become rare after decades of overharvesting.
- Researchers studied compounds extracted from panax roots.
- The garden's shaded bed held a small patch of panax plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANAX
1 longer words begin with PANAX.
Words ending in PANAX
1 words end in PANAX. Useful as a back hook: play PANAX onto a word already on the board.
Words with PANAX inside
1 words contain PANAX in the middle. Words that start with PANAX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PANAX
Common questions about PANAX
- Is PANAX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PANAX is not in it.
- How many points is PANAX worth?
- PANAX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANAX mean?
- A genus of perennial plants, including ginseng, valued for their aromatic tuberous roots.
- What letters can be added to PANAX?
- No single letter can be added to PANAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PANAX:
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