Yes. COX is a valid word.
COX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
COX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About COX
COX is short for coxswain, the person who steers a rowing boat and calls the strokes; it works as a verb too, giving COXED, COXES and COXING. COXA, the hip joint, is also valid. With the C and the X, COX is worth 12 before bonuses.
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COX scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: C 3 + O 1 + X 8 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: COX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and COX is worth 28 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After COX (1):
- COXAthe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from COX
Other forms of COX (3):
Words that start with COX:
- COXAEform of COXA: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
- COXALform of COXA: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
- COXALGY
- COXCOMBa conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- COXITIS
- COXLESS
- COXALGIA
- COXALGIC
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- COXCOMBSform of COXCOMB: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of COX and these are still words:
- BOXto put in a rectangular container
- DOXto attack by publishing private information
- FOXto outwit
- GOXgaseous oxygen
- LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
- POXto infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions
- SOXform of SOCK: a knitted or woven covering for the foot; to strike forcefully
- VOXsame as VOICE: to express or utter
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
COX is the person who steers a rowing crew, short for coxswain. Add an A for COXA.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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