Yes. LOX is a valid word.
LOX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
LOX 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 LOX
LOX is cured salmon, often served on a bagel with cream cheese, and also liquid oxygen, the rocket fuel; as a verb it means to fuel a rocket with liquid oxygen, giving LOXED, LOXES and LOXING. With an L, an O and the X, it is worth 10 points before bonuses.
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LOX scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: L 1 + O 1 + X 8 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: LOX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and LOX is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Longer words from LOX
Other forms of LOX (3):
Words that start with LOX:
- LOXODROMEa line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
- LOXODROMESform of LOXODROME: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of LOX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters L, O and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
LOX + F
- FOLXform of FOLK: people in general (often used in the plural)
Memory tip
LOX is cured salmon on a bagel, and also liquid oxygen for rockets. Picture the X as the cream cheese in the middle of the bagel.
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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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