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Waxes

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of wax

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does waxes mean?

noun

  1. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

verb

  1. cover with wax

    “wax the car”

  2. go up or advance

    “Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”

    Synonymsmountclimbrise

  3. increase in phase

    “the moon is waxing”

    Synonymsfull

Definitions shown for wax, the base form of waxes.

Is WAXES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is WAXES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
w 4a 1x 8e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
w 4a 1x 8e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
w 4a 1x 8e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
w 5a 1x 8e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WAXES

Words that end like WAXES

Common words that share the ending -AXES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AXES

Waxes: quick answers

Is WAXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WAXES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WAXES worth?
WAXES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does waxes mean?
waxes is the plural and third-person singular form of wax, which means “any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WAXES?
You can make 26 shorter words from WAXES, such as WAX, WEX, AXES, SAXE. See the full list.