Is WAXWINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAXWINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAXWINGS mean?
Waxwings is a form of WAXWING.
- noun
brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + X (8) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 22 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 WAXWINGS
WAXWINGS 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 WAXWINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waxwing21
- waxings18
- waxing17
- axing13
- wax13
- axis11
- sawing10
- wigans10
- waws10
- nix10
- sax10
- six10
- xis10
- awing9
- gnaws9
- swang9
- swing9
- wigan9
- wings9
- waw9
- ax9
- xi9
- swain8
- wains8
- gnaw8
- swag8
- swig8
- wags8
- wigs8
- wing8
- awns7
- sawn7
- snaw7
- swan7
- wain7
- wans7
- wins7
- wag7
- wig7
- gains6
- signa6
- awn6
- naw6
- saw6
- wan6
- was6
- win6
- wis6
- agin5
- gain5
- gins5
- nags5
- sang5
- sign5
- sing5
- snag5
- aw5
- ains4
- anis4
- sain4
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