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Is poleaxe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poleaxe is a Scrabble US word. The word poleaxe is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

P3O1L1E1A1X8E1

Is poleaxe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poleaxe is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

P3O1L1E1A1X8E1

Is poleaxe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word poleaxe is a Words With Friends word. The word poleaxe is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1L2E1A1X8E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

POLEAXE,

6-letter words (1 found)

POLEAX,

5-letter words (3 found)

ELOPE,EXPEL,OLPAE,

4-letter words (21 found)

ALEE,ALOE,APEX,AXEL,AXLE,EALE,EXPO,LEAP,LEEP,LOPE,OLEA,OLPE,OPAL,PALE,PEAL,PEEL,PELA,PELE,PLEA,PLEX,POLE,

3-letter words (26 found)

ALE,ALP,APE,APO,AXE,EEL,EXO,LAP,LAX,LEA,LEE,LEP,LEX,LOP,LOX,OLE,OPA,OPE,PAL,PAX,PEA,PEE,PEL,POA,POL,POX,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AL,AX,EA,EE,EL,EX,LA,LO,OE,OP,OX,PA,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from poleaxe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of poleaxe

poleaxe

Alternative forms

  • poleax, pole-axe, pollaxe, pollax, polax

Etymology

Originally pollax, from poll (“head”) +‎ axe.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æks

Noun

poleaxe (plural poleaxes)

  1. An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
  2. (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.

Hypernyms

  • polearm

Translations

See also

  • pole hammer
  • twibill

Verb

poleaxe (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past and past participle poleaxed)

  1. (transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

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Further reading

  • pollaxe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org