/zæks/
noun

Is ZAX a Scrabble word?

Yes. ZAX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: zax via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax.

ZAX at a glance

ZAX has 3 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (Z 10 + A 1 + X 8) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #153,965 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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