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Is flox a Scrabble word?

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

F4L1O1X8

Is flox a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4L1O1X8

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4-letter words (1 found)

FLOX,

3-letter words (2 found)

FOX,LOX,

2-letter words (3 found)

LO,OF,OX,

You can make 6 words from flox according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of flox

flox lfox folx oflx lofx olfx flxo lfxo fxlo xflo lxfo xlfo foxl ofxl fxol xfol oxfl xofl loxf olxf lxof xlof oxlf xolf

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

Definitions and meaning of flox

flox

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /flɔks/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /flɒks/
  • Homophones: flocks, phlox

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of "flanked by loxP"

Verb

flox (third-person singular simple present floxes, present participle floxing, simple past and past participle floxed)

  1. (molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
See also
  • Floxed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Quinolone antibiotic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the nickname "floxed" for severe reactions to quinolone antibiotics.

Etymology 2

Blend of fluorine +‎ liquid oxygen

Noun

flox (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Flox

Verb

flox (third-person singular simple present floxes, present participle floxing, simple past and past participle floxed)

  1. (astronautics, transitive, dated) To add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel.

See also

  • lox
  • FLOX on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • flox silk

Anagrams

  • folx

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).

Pronunciation

Noun

flox m (plural floxos)

  1. phlox

Derived terms

  • flox de jardí

Related terms

  • flogist

Further reading

  • “flox” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Noun

flox m (invariable)

  1. phlox

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French phlox.

Noun

flox m (plural flocși)

  1. phlox

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org