Is LAX a Scrabble word?
Yes. LAX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
Adjective 4 meanings
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
“The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.”
Loose; not tight or taut.
“The rope fell lax.”
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
Describing an associative monoidal functor.
Etymology
From Middle English lax, from Old English leax (“salmon”), from Proto-West Germanic *lahs (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”).
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LAX at a glance
LAX has 3 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (L 1 + A 1 + X 8) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #13,915 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -LAX
More endings- RELAX12
- FLAX14
- PARALLAX17
- CHILLAX19
- GALAX13
- SMILAX15
- GRAVLAX18
- TOADFLAX19
- GRAVADLAX21
- CURTALAX17
- EARTHFLAX22
- MALAX14
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