PAXWAX is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. PAXWAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAXWAX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAXWAX is to know. It scores 25 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAXWAX
No single letter turns PAXWAX into another word.
How PAXWAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAXWAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| x | 2 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PAXWAX needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about PAXWAX
- Two Xs in one word: PAXWAX doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- PAXWAX scores 25 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAXWAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The strong elastic ligament along the back of the neck in many four-footed animals.
It helps hold up the heavy head of grazing animals such as cattle and horses. The word is dialectal in origin and rarely seen outside anatomy texts. Anatomists call the paxwax the nuchal ligament.
How PAXWAX is used
Used in anatomy and the butchery of large animals.
- The butcher cut through the paxwax to free the head.
- A strong paxwax lets the horse lower its head easily.
- Old farm books mention the paxwax as a tough, yellowish cord.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAXWAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAXWAX
1 longer words begin with PAXWAX.
Shorter words from the letters in PAXWAX
Common questions about PAXWAX
- Is PAXWAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAXWAX, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAXWAX worth?
- PAXWAX is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAXWAX mean?
- The strong elastic ligament along the back of the neck in many four-footed animals.
- What letters can be added to PAXWAX?
- No single letter can be added to PAXWAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAXWAX:
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