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Is lox a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lox is a Scrabble US word. The word lox is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

L1O1X8

Is lox a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lox is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

L1O1X8

Is lox a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lox is a Words With Friends word. The word lox is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (1 found)

LOX,

2-letter words (2 found)

LO,OX,

You can make 3 words from lox according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lox

lox

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɒks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /lɑks/
  • Homophone: locks

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

Noun

lox (uncountable)

  1. (US) Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
    Synonym: cold-smoked salmon
Hyponyms
  • Nova
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • lox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

Alternative forms

  • LOX, LOx

Noun

lox (uncountable)

  1. Liquid oxygen (molecular oxygen in liquid form).
    Synonyms: LO2, O2(l), loxygen
    Coordinate term: gox (“gaseous oxygen”)
Derived terms

Verb

lox (third-person singular simple present loxes, present participle loxing, simple past and past participle loxed)

  1. (transitive) To supply with liquid oxygen.
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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *luhs. Cognate with Old Saxon lohs, Old High German luhs, Old Swedish lō. See los.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loks/

Noun

lox m

  1. lynx

Declension

Strong a-stem:

Descendants

  • Middle English: lusk, losse (Early Middle English, Northern)
    • English: los

Source: wiktionary.org