Is WAXIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAXIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAXIEST mean?
Waxiest is a form of WAXY.
- adjective
made of or covered with wax
“waxen candles”
- adjective
easily impressed or influenced
“an impressionable youngster”
- adjective
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
“a flexible wire”
- adjective
having the paleness of wax
“the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + X (8) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 WAXIEST
WAXIEST 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.
Anagrams of WAXIEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WAXIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- taxwise17
- waxes15
- axites13
- taxies13
- wax13
- axite12
- exist12
- exits12
- sixte12
- taxes12
- taxis12
- texas12
- axes11
- axis11
- exit11
- sext11
- taxi11
- axe10
- sax10
- sex10
- six10
- tax10
- tix10
- xis10
- ax9
- ex9
- xi9
- sweat8
- tawie8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- waist8
- waits8
- waste8
- wetas8
- wites8
- awes7
- staw7
- stew7
- swat7
- taws7
- tews7
- twae7
- twas7
- waes7
- wait7
- wast7
- wats7
- west7
- weta7
- wets7
- wise7
- wist7
- wite7
- wits7
- awe6
- saw6
- sew6
- taw6
- tew6
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