POLEAXE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POLEAXE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLEAXE?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLEAXE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLEAXE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLEAXE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLEAXE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does POLEAXE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To strike down or stun with a heavy blow, as if with a poleaxe.
The verb comes from the old weapon, but today it is mostly figurative: a person can be poleaxed by shocking news as easily as by a punch. It suggests sudden, total collapse.
How POLEAXE is used
Poleaxe is the British-leaning spelling, used literally for felling cattle and figuratively for being stunned.
- The news seemed to poleaxe him where he stood.
- Butchers once used a hammer to poleaxe cattle.
- The sudden defeat will poleaxe the whole team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLEAXE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLEAXE
2 longer words begin with POLEAXE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLEAXE
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Common questions about POLEAXE
- Is POLEAXE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLEAXE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLEAXE worth?
- POLEAXE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLEAXE mean?
- To strike down or stun with a heavy blow, as if with a poleaxe.
- What letters can be added to POLEAXE?
- POLEAXE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLEAXE:
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