SAX is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAX?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAX is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saxeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SAX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does SAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A saxophone, in everyday speech.
The instrument carries the name of the man who patented it in 1846, and the clipping is very nearly as old as the horn itself. Sax covers the whole family — from the small ones that squeak to the ones that need a stand — and players use it far more often than the full word.
How SAX is used
Countable: a sax, two saxes. Informal; the full word is saxophone.
- He played sax in three bands and none of them paid.
- A sax needs a new reed more often than anybody expects.
- The sax comes in halfway through the second verse.
- Two saxes and a trumpet made up the whole section.
- She took up the sax at forty and stuck with it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAX
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with SAX.
Words ending in SAX
1 words end in SAX. Useful as a back hook: play SAX onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAX inside
3 words contain SAX in the middle. Words that start with SAX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAX
Common questions about SAX
- Is SAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAX, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAX worth?
- SAX is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAX mean?
- A saxophone, in everyday speech.
- What letters can be added to SAX?
- SAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SAX:
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