Yes. LYNX is a valid word.
LYNX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
LYNX 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 LYNX
LYNX is a wild cat with tufted ears, a short tail and big padded paws; its plurals are LYNXES and LYNX. It has no A, E, I, O or U, yet it uses the 8-point X, so it is worth 14 points before any bonus. Picture a lynx's tufted ear: the X could be its tuft. It is a top play for a rack of consonants with the X. The Canada lynx follows the snowshoe hare, and its numbers rise and fall with the hares. Its sharp eyes and tufted ears made the lynx a symbol of keen sight in old stories. The bobcat is a close cousin, smaller and with a shorter coat, found across much of North America.
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LYNX scores 14 points
Before any bonus squares: L 1 + Y 4 + N 1 + X 8 = 14. On a double-word square that's 28, on a triple-word 42, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: LYNX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and LYNX is worth 30 before any word bonus.
Longer words from LYNX
Other forms of LYNX (1):
- LYNXESform of LYNX: a text browser
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters L, Y, N and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
LYNX + A
Memory tip
LYNX is a wild cat with tufted ears. Y and X: no A, E, I, O or U.
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