SMILAX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SMILAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMILAX?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMILAX is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMILAX
No single letter turns SMILAX into another word.
How SMILAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SMILAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does SMILAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils, or a delicate trailing foliage used by florists.
The botanical genus Smilax includes the vines whose roots gave sarsaparilla. Florists use the name for a trailing asparagus fern used in garlands and bouquets. Which plant is meant depends on the setting.
How SMILAX is used
Used in botany and floristry.
- The arch was draped with smilax and white roses.
- A prickly smilax tangled the edge of the wood.
- The florist wove smilax through the table decorations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMILAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMILAX
The 6 tiles of SMILAX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SMILAX
1 longer words begin with SMILAX.
Shorter words from the letters in SMILAX
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Common questions about SMILAX
- Is SMILAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMILAX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMILAX worth?
- SMILAX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMILAX mean?
- A climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils, or a delicate trailing foliage used by florists.
- What letters can be added to SMILAX?
- No single letter can be added to SMILAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SMILAX:
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