WAXWORK is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. WAXWORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAXWORK?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAXWORK is to know. It scores 24 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAXWORK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waxworksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAXWORK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAXWORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What stands out about WAXWORK
- WAXWORK scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WAXWORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lifelike figure or model of a person made from wax, often shown in an exhibition.
A waxwork is usually of a famous person, dressed and posed to look real. The plural form can also mean the museum where such figures are displayed, and in North America the word names a climbing shrub with bright orange pods.
How WAXWORK is used
Used for a wax figure, usually in the plural for a museum exhibition.
- The waxwork of the queen stood at the museum entrance.
- Children were startled by a waxwork that seemed to blink.
- They spent the afternoon walking through the waxworks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAXWORK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAXWORK
3 longer words begin with WAXWORK.
Shorter words from the letters in WAXWORK
Common questions about WAXWORK
- Is WAXWORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAXWORK, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAXWORK worth?
- WAXWORK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAXWORK mean?
- A lifelike figure or model of a person made from wax, often shown in an exhibition.
- What letters can be added to WAXWORK?
- WAXWORK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAXWORK:
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