Is VOX a valid word?

VOX is the Latin word for voice, as in vox pop, a quick street interview; its plural is VOCES. VOX combines the V and the X with an O, for 13 points before any bonus, and it is a good way to play the hard-to-place V. Linguists and musicians use the Latin in phrases like vox humana, the human voice, the name of an organ stop. The X on the end can reach a bonus square at the edge of a play. Radio and television use vox pop for a quick on-the-street interview, from vox populi, the voice of the people.

Before any bonus squares: V 4 + O 1 + X 8 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and VOX is worth 29 before any word bonus.

Swap any one letter of VOX and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters V, O and X.

VOX is a voice, from Latin, as in vox pop. Its plural is VOCES.

• Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z

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