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Is flax a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word flax is a Scrabble US word. The word flax is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

F4L1A1X8

Is flax a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word flax is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

F4L1A1X8

Is flax a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word flax is a Words With Friends word. The word flax is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

FALX,FLAX,

3-letter words (3 found)

ALF,FAX,LAX,

2-letter words (4 found)

AL,AX,FA,LA,

You can make 9 words from flax according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of flax

flax lfax falx aflx lafx alfx flxa lfxa fxla xfla lxfa xlfa faxl afxl fxal xfal axfl xafl laxf alxf lxaf xlaf axlf xalf

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word flax. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in flax.

Definitions and meaning of flax

flax

Etymology

From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flæks/
  • (dialectal, obsolete) IPA(key): /flɛks/
  • Rhymes: -æks

Noun

flax (countable and uncountable, plural flaxes)

  1. A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
  2. The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
  3. The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.

Usage notes

The plural flaxes is used to indicate multiple species or varieties of flax; otherwise, flax is uncountable.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Flax Bourton
  • linen
  • tow

References

  • “flax”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • flax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Linum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • falx

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • fflex, flaxe, flex, flexe, vlex

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fleax, from Proto-West Germanic *flahs, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *plek-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flaks/, /flɛks/

Noun

flax (uncountable)

  1. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) or its fibers
  2. Linen; fabric made out of flax
  3. Flax or straw used as a firestarter; tinder

Related terms

  • flaxen

Descendants

  • English: flax

References

  • “flex, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

flax c

  1. (colloquial) (unexpected) good luck

Declension

See also

  • flaxa

References

  • flax in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • flax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • flax in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org