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
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
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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