Is POLEAXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLEAXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLEAXES mean?
Poleaxes is a form of POLEAX.
- noun
an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
- noun
a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
- verb
fell with or as if with a poleax
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 POLEAXES
POLEAXES 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 POLEAXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exposal16
- poleaxe16
- apexes15
- expels15
- expose15
- plexes15
- poleax15
- expel14
- expos14
- paxes14
- poxes14
- apex13
- expo13
- plex13
- axels12
- axles12
- laxes12
- lexes12
- loxes12
- pax12
- pox12
- axel11
- axes11
- axle11
- exes11
- oxes11
- axe10
- lax10
- lex10
- lox10
- sax10
- sex10
- sox10
- ax9
- ex9
- ox9
- asleep8
- aslope8
- elapse8
- elopes8
- paleos8
- please8
- sapele8
- elope7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- lopes7
- opals7
- paleo7
- pales7
- paseo7
- peals7
- pease7
- peels7
- peles7
- pleas7
- poles7
- psoae7
- salep7
- sepal7
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