Yes. EAUX is a valid word.
EAUX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
EAUX 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 EAUX
EAUX is the plural of EAU, the French word for water. It is a dream play for a rack with E, A, U and the X: three vowels leave your rack, and the 8-point X lands on the board. If EAU is already down, an X on the end makes EAUX, and that X can start a second word. You see the plural on French maps and labels, as in eaux minérales, mineral waters. It is a strong way to use the X when your rack has vowels to burn. When your rack holds E, A and U with the X, EAUX clears three vowels and scores the X in one move.
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EAUX scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: E 1 + A 1 + U 1 + X 8 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: EAUX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and EAUX is worth 27 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of EAUX (1):
- BEAUXform of BEAU: a man who is the lover of a man or woman
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of EAUX and these are still words:
- FAUXnot genuine or real
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters E, A, U and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
EAUX + B
- BEAUXform of BEAU: a man who is the lover of a man or woman
Memory tip
EAUX is the plural of EAU, French for water. Three vowels plus the X.
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