Is POLEAXING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLEAXING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLEAXING mean?
Poleaxing is a form of POLEAXE.
- 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
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + X (8) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 POLEAXING
POLEAXING 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 POLEAXING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- explain16
- poxing16
- poleax15
- loxing14
- oxlip14
- pixel14
- alexin13
- xenial13
- axing13
- exing13
- apex13
- expo13
- plex13
- axile12
- axion12
- axone12
- xenia12
- pax12
- pix12
- pox12
- axel11
- axil11
- axle11
- axon11
- exon11
- ilex11
- nixe11
- oxen11
- gox11
- eloping10
- leaping10
- pealing10
- axe10
- lax10
- lex10
- lox10
- nix10
- opaline9
- epigon9
- epilog9
- loping9
- paling9
- pigeon9
- poling9
- pongal9
- ax9
- ex9
- ox9
- xi9
- alpine8
- penial8
- pineal8
- pinole8
- aping8
- galop8
- genip8
- gipon8
- oping8
- pengo8
- pingo8
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