SALIX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SALIX 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SALIX?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALIX is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALIX
No single letter turns SALIX into another word.
How SALIX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SALIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does SALIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The genus name for willows, the group of trees and shrubs that grow mostly in wet ground.
Botanists use Salix as the formal genus label placed before the species name in the two-part scientific name of every willow, such as the white willow or the weeping willow. The genus contains several hundred species ranging from small creeping shrubs on mountain slopes to tall trees beside rivers. Members of Salix generally favour damp soil, which is why willows are so often seen growing along riverbanks and marshy ground. The word comes from the Latin name that Roman writers already used for the willow tree.
How SALIX is used
Technical; appears in botanical writing and plant labels rather than in everyday conversation about willow trees.
- The label under the tree read Salix alba, the white willow.
- Several Salix species grow naturally along the riverbank.
- The botanist collected leaf samples from three different Salix shrubs.
- Weeping willow belongs to the genus Salix.
- Nurseries list dozens of Salix varieties for planting near ponds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALIX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALIX
The 5 tiles of SALIX in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SALIX
Common questions about SALIX
- Is SALIX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SALIX is not in it.
- How many points is SALIX worth?
- SALIX is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALIX mean?
- The genus name for willows, the group of trees and shrubs that grow mostly in wet ground.
- What letters can be added to SALIX?
- No single letter can be added to SALIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SALIX:
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