SAXOPHONE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SAXOPHONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAXOPHONE?
| 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 SAXOPHONE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAXOPHONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saxophonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAXOPHONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAXOPHONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAXOPHONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAXOPHONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A curved metal wind instrument with keys and a single reed, widely played in jazz and dance bands.
The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax and mixes the power of brass with the voice of a clarinet. It comes in a family of sizes, from the small soprano to the deep baritone.
How SAXOPHONE is used
Used for the instrument itself, often shortened to sax.
- He played a slow solo on the saxophone.
- A saxophone led the band through the evening set.
- She practises her saxophone every morning before school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAXOPHONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAXOPHONE
1 longer words begin with SAXOPHONE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAXOPHONE
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Common questions about SAXOPHONE
- Is SAXOPHONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAXOPHONE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAXOPHONE worth?
- SAXOPHONE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAXOPHONE mean?
- A curved metal wind instrument with keys and a single reed, widely played in jazz and dance bands.
- What letters can be added to SAXOPHONE?
- SAXOPHONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAXOPHONE:
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