SAXIFRAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SAXIFRAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAXIFRAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAXIFRAGE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAXIFRAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saxifragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAXIFRAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAXIFRAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAXIFRAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAXIFRAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low plant with small flowers that grows in rocky places.
Gardeners plant saxifrage in rockeries because it thrives in cracks and poor soil. The name comes from Latin words for breaking rock.
How SAXIFRAGE is used
Used in gardening and botany.
- A purple saxifrage bloomed on the ledge.
- Saxifrage forms neat cushions between stones.
- We planted saxifrage along the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAXIFRAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAXIFRAGE
1 longer words begin with SAXIFRAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAXIFRAGE
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Common questions about SAXIFRAGE
- Is SAXIFRAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAXIFRAGE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAXIFRAGE worth?
- SAXIFRAGE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAXIFRAGE mean?
- A low plant with small flowers that grows in rocky places.
- What letters can be added to SAXIFRAGE?
- SAXIFRAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAXIFRAGE:
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