Is FOXTAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOXTAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOXTAILS mean?
Foxtails is a form of FOXTAIL.
- noun
grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + X (8) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FOXTAILS
FOXTAILS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FOXTAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foxtail17
- oxtails14
- falx14
- fixt14
- flax14
- folx14
- oxalis13
- oxtail13
- taxols13
- fax13
- fix13
- fox13
- axils12
- taxis12
- taxol12
- axil11
- axis11
- taxi11
- lax10
- lox10
- sax10
- six10
- sox10
- tax10
- tix10
- xis10
- floats9
- flotas9
- ax9
- ox9
- xi9
- alifs8
- aloft8
- fails8
- fatso8
- fiats8
- filos8
- flats8
- flits8
- float8
- flota8
- foals8
- foils8
- foist8
- folia8
- lifts8
- loafs8
- lofts8
- softa8
- alif7
- fail7
- fast7
- fats7
- fiat7
- fila7
- filo7
- fils7
- fist7
- fits7
- flat7
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