WAXEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WAXEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAXEN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAXEN is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAXEN
No single letter turns WAXEN into another word.
How WAXEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAXEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does WAXEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Made of wax, or pale, smooth and shiny in a way that resembles wax.
Skin, light or a surface described as waxen looks pale, smooth and faintly glossy, much like the surface of a candle or a wax figure. Writers often use it to describe a sick or lifeless complexion, where the pallor and stillness suggest wax rather than living flesh. The word can also describe an object literally made from wax.
How WAXEN is used
Mostly literary, used to give a description a slightly poetic or unsettling quality.
- His waxen face frightened the visitors at the wake.
- The candles cast a waxen glow over the room.
- Her waxen complexion worried the nurse at once.
- The sculptor admired the waxen sheen of the finished figure.
- Moonlight gave the garden statues a waxen pallor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAXEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in WAXEN
2 words end in WAXEN. Useful as a back hook: play WAXEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAXEN inside
2 words contain WAXEN in the middle. Words that start with WAXEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAXEN
Common questions about WAXEN
- Is WAXEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAXEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAXEN worth?
- WAXEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAXEN mean?
- Made of wax, or pale, smooth and shiny in a way that resembles wax.
- What letters can be added to WAXEN?
- No single letter can be added to WAXEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAXEN:
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