STYRAX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STYRAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STYRAX?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STYRAX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STYRAX
No single letter turns STYRAX into another word.
How STYRAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STYRAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about STYRAX
- STYRAX gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STYRAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A fragrant resin used in perfume and medicine, or a tree or shrub of the genus that yields such resin.
Gardeners know the styrax as an ornamental tree with drooping white flowers. Perfumers and old apothecaries valued its balsam for its sweet scent, and it was burned in incense.
How STYRAX is used
Used for the plant, its resin and the balsam obtained from it.
- A styrax in full bloom shaded the garden path.
- The perfume contained a trace of styrax.
- Styrax resin was burned as incense in the old temple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STYRAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STYRAX
1 longer words begin with STYRAX.
Shorter words from the letters in STYRAX
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Common questions about STYRAX
- Is STYRAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STYRAX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STYRAX worth?
- STYRAX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STYRAX mean?
- A fragrant resin used in perfume and medicine, or a tree or shrub of the genus that yields such resin.
- What letters can be added to STYRAX?
- No single letter can be added to STYRAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STYRAX:
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