SAXE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAXE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SAXE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAXE is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAXE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saxesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAXE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAXE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does SAXE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light greyish blue, the colour named after Saxony.
Saxe is a dyer's word before it is anybody else's: it names the shade got from Saxon blue, a treatment of indigo worked out in Saxony in the eighteenth century. It survives in catalogues of knitting wool, in school uniform lists and on paint charts, where saxe sits between navy and powder and is chosen by people who want blue without committing to it.
How SAXE is used
Used on its own and attributively — a saxe cardigan, two shades of saxe. Often written saxe blue in full.
- The uniform list allows navy or saxe and nothing else.
- She knitted the sleeves in saxe and the body in grey.
- Saxe looks washed out under electric light.
- The chart calls it saxe and the tin calls it blue.
- He wore a saxe shirt every working day for thirty years.
- Three shades sat side by side and the saxe won.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAXE and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAXE
The 4 tiles of SAXE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SAXE
1 longer words begin with SAXE.
Words with SAXE inside
1 words contain SAXE in the middle. Words that start with SAXE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAXE
Common questions about SAXE
- Is SAXE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAXE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAXE worth?
- SAXE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAXE mean?
- A light greyish blue, the colour named after Saxony.
- What letters can be added to SAXE?
- SAXE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAXE:
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