Words Containing POXES

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing POXES?

CHICKENPOXES is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOWLPOXES (24), SCRUMPOXES (23), COWPOXES (22).

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All Words Containing POXES 9 words

How often does POXES appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 9 words containing POXES. Most are 10 letters long, they average 22.4 points and the best is CHICKENPOXES (32 points).

Total words: 9
Most common length: 10 letters; 5 words
Average Scrabble score: 22.4; out of 32 max
Longest word: CHICKENPOXES; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

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s 100%

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Highest-scoring word containing POXES

c ₃h ₄i ₁c ₃k ₅e ₁n ₁p ₃o ₁x ₈e ₁s ₁

C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + N 1 + P 3 + O 1 + X 8 + E 1 + S 1 = 32 points

Double word: 64 pts
Triple word: 96 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

chickenpoxes

Form of chickenpox

nounan acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

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