TAXUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TAXUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXUS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXUS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXUS
No single letter turns TAXUS into another word.
How TAXUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAXUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does TAXUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
The genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as yews, valued for their dense foliage and red berry-like cones.
Members of taxus grow slowly but live for centuries, and their dark, needle-like leaves stay on the plant all year, which is why they are planted so often as hedges and ornamental shrubs. Nearly every part of a yew in taxus is poisonous to people and livestock if eaten, with the notable exception of the fleshy red covering around the seed. Chemicals found in the bark and needles of taxus species, including the compound taxol, have become important in cancer treatment. Gardeners prize taxus above all for how well it tolerates clipping into hedges and formal shapes.
How TAXUS is used
A botanical term, used mainly in horticulture and plant science rather than in everyday speech.
- The hedge along the drive was planted entirely with taxus.
- Several species of taxus are native to different parts of the world.
- The gardener trimmed the taxus into a tidy rectangular shape.
- Livestock can become seriously ill after eating leaves from taxus.
- Researchers studied bark samples from taxus for use in medicine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXUS
Common questions about TAXUS
- Is TAXUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXUS worth?
- TAXUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXUS mean?
- The genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as yews, valued for their dense foliage and red berry-like cones.
- What letters can be added to TAXUS?
- No single letter can be added to TAXUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAXUS:
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