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Yes. The word coxswain is a Scrabble US word. The word coxswain is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

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Is coxswain a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word coxswain is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

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Yes. The word coxswain is a Words With Friends word. The word coxswain is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

COXSWAIN,

6-letter words (7 found)

ANOXIC,AXIONS,AXONIC,CASINO,CAXONS,CONIAS,COWANS,

5-letter words (16 found)

ASCON,AXION,AXONS,CAINS,CANSO,CAXON,CIONS,COINS,CONIA,COWAN,ICONS,SCION,SONIC,SWAIN,WAINS,WINOS,

4-letter words (44 found)

AINS,ANIS,ANOW,ASCI,AWNS,AXIS,AXON,CAIN,CANS,CAWS,CIAO,CION,COAX,COIN,CONI,CONS,COWS,COXA,ICON,IONS,ISNA,NAOI,NAOS,NOWS,OCAS,OWNS,OXIC,SAIC,SAIN,SAWN,SCAN,SCAW,SCOW,SNAW,SNOW,SOCA,SOWN,SWAN,WAIN,WAIS,WANS,WINO,WINS,WONS,

3-letter words (49 found)

AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,AWN,CAN,CAW,CIS,CON,COS,COW,COX,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NAS,NAW,NIS,NIX,NOS,NOW,NOX,OCA,OIS,ONS,OWN,SAC,SAI,SAN,SAW,SAX,SIC,SIN,SIX,SOC,SON,SOW,SOX,WAI,WAN,WAS,WAX,WIN,WIS,WON,WOS,WOX,XIS,

2-letter words (19 found)

AI,AN,AS,AW,AX,IN,IO,IS,NA,NO,OI,ON,OS,OW,OX,SI,SO,WO,XI,

You can make 136 words from coxswain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of coxswain

coxswain

Alternative forms

  • cockswain

Etymology

From Middle English cokswain; equivalent to cock (“a boat”) +‎ swain (“boy, servant”); hence “the master of a boat”.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/; (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/
  • Rhymes: -ɒksən

Noun

coxswain (plural coxswains)

  1. In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
  2. (rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
  3. (archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
  4. (naval) A rank or position.
    Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship
    British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved.

Derived terms

  • cox

Translations

Verb

coxswain (third-person singular simple present coxswains, present participle coxswaining, simple past and past participle coxswained)

  1. (transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
    to coxswain for a college rowing team
    to coxswain a boat

Derived terms

  • cox

Source: wiktionary.org