Yes. SAX is a valid word.
SAX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SAX 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 SAX
SAX is short for saxophone, the brass woodwind of jazz, and also a tool for cutting roofing slates, another spelling of ZAX; its plural is SAXES. SAX uses an S, an A and the X, worth 10 before bonuses.
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SAX scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + A 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: SAX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and SAX is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Longer words from SAX
Other forms of SAX (1):
- SAXESform of SAX: a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Words that start with SAX:
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Swap any one letter of SAX and these are still words:
- FAXto transmit and reproduce by electronic means
- LAXa vowel articulated with relatively relaxed muscles; not strict or stringent
- MAXto reach the upper limit
- PAXa ceremonial embrace given to signify Christian love and unity
- RAXto stretch out
- TAXto place a charge imposed by authority for public purposes on
- VAXto vaccinate
- WAXto coat with a natural, heat-sensitive substance
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
SAX is short for saxophone.
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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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