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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):

L2O1X8

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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.

All 3 letters words made out of lox

lox olx lxo xlo oxl xol

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Definitions and meaning of lox

lox

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”), from Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. Doublet of lax.

Noun

lox (uncountable)

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: lusk, losse
    • English: los, loz

Source: wiktionary.org