What WAXINGS Means
WAXINGS is a form of WAXING, which means:
- noun: the application of wax to a surface
- noun: a gradual increase in magnitude or extent“the waxing of the moon”
- adjective: (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases“the waxing moon passes from new to full”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
WAXINGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 A1 X8 I1 N1 G2 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 68 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In WAXINGS
94 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (4)
5 letter words (12)
4 letter words (32)
AGINAINSANISAWNSAXISGAINGANSGAWSGINSGNAWINGSISNANAGSNGAISAINSANGSAWNSIGNSINGSNAGSNAWSNIGSWAGSWANSWIGWAGSWAINWAISWANSWIGSWINGWINS
3 letter words (34)
AGSAINAISANIANSAWNGANGASGAWGINGISINGINSNAGNASNAWNISNIXSAGSAISANSAWSAXSINSIXWAGWAIWANWASWAXWIGWINWISXIS
2 letter words (12)
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