POLEAX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLEAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLEAX?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLEAX is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLEAX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poleaxeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POLEAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POLEAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does POLEAX mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To strike down or kill with a heavy blow, as with an axe on a pole.
In figurative speech a person who is poleaxed has been stunned or shocked, as if felled by a blow. The noun names the weapon or the tool once used in slaughtering cattle.
How POLEAX is used
Used literally for a violent blow and figuratively for being stunned.
- The news seemed to poleax him where he stood.
- Butchers once used a heavy tool to poleax cattle.
- The sudden defeat did poleax the team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLEAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLEAX
4 longer words begin with POLEAX.
Shorter words from the letters in POLEAX
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Common questions about POLEAX
- Is POLEAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLEAX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLEAX worth?
- POLEAX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLEAX mean?
- To strike down or kill with a heavy blow, as with an axe on a pole.
- What letters can be added to POLEAX?
- POLEAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POLEAX:
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