WAXES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WAXES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWAXES · 5 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WAXES?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful WAXES is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAXES
No single letter turns WAXES into another word.
How WAXES scores
Scrabble w4a1x8e1s1 15
Words with Friends w4a1x8e1s1 15
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAXES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Words ending in WAXES
dewaxes18 rewaxes17 earwaxes18 paxwaxes27 beeswaxes21 packwaxes27 sealwaxes19 treewaxes19 woadwaxes23 woodwaxes23 earthwaxes23 thoroughwaxes30
12 words end in WAXES. Useful as a back hook: play WAXES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WAXES
axes11 saxe11 awes7 waes7 wase7 wax13 wex13 axe10 sax10 sex10 xes10 awe6 saw6 sew6 wae6 was6 aes3 eas3 sae3 sea3 ax9 ex9 aw5 ew5 we5 ae2 as2 ea2 es2
Common questions about WAXES
- Is WAXES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAXES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAXES worth?
- WAXES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAXES?
- No single letter can be added to WAXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAXES:
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