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Yes. The word saxophone is a Scrabble US word. The word saxophone is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is saxophone a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word saxophone is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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9-letter words (1 found)

SAXOPHONE,

7-letter words (1 found)

HEXOSAN,

6-letter words (9 found)

AXONES,HOAXES,NAPOOS,PAEONS,PEASON,PHEONS,PHONES,PHONOS,SHAPEN,

5-letter words (53 found)

AEONS,ASHEN,ASPEN,AXONE,AXONS,EPHAS,EXONS,EXPOS,HANSE,HEAPS,HONES,HOONS,HOOPS,HOPES,HOSEN,HOXES,NAPES,NAPOO,NEAPS,NOAHS,NOOPS,NOOSE,NOXES,OHONE,OPAHS,OPENS,PAEON,PANES,PASEO,PAXES,PEANS,PEONS,PHASE,PHEON,PHONE,PHONO,PHONS,PONES,POOHS,POONS,POSHO,POXES,PSOAE,SHAPE,SHONE,SHOON,SHOPE,SNEAP,SNOEP,SNOOP,SPANE,SPEAN,SPOON,

4-letter words (101 found)

AEON,ANES,APES,APEX,APOS,APSE,APSO,AXES,AXON,EANS,EOAN,EONS,EPHA,EPOS,EXON,EXPO,HAEN,HAES,HAOS,HAPS,HASP,HEAP,HENS,HEPS,HESP,HOAS,HOAX,HOES,HONE,HONS,HOON,HOOP,HOPE,HOPS,HOSE,NAES,NAOS,NAPE,NAPS,NEAP,NEPS,NESH,NOAH,NOES,NOOP,NOPE,NOSE,NOSH,ONES,ONOS,OOHS,OONS,OOPS,OOSE,OPAH,OPAS,OPEN,OPES,OXEN,OXES,PAHS,PANE,PANS,PASE,PASH,PEAN,PEAS,PEHS,PENS,PEON,PESO,PHON,PHOS,POAS,POHS,PONE,PONS,POOH,POON,POOS,POSE,POSH,SANE,SAXE,SEAN,SENA,SHAN,SHEA,SHEN,SHOE,SHOO,SHOP,SNAP,SOAP,SOHO,SONE,SOON,SOOP,SOPH,SPAE,SPAN,

3-letter words (83 found)

AHS,ANE,ANS,APE,APO,ASH,ASP,AXE,EAN,EAS,EHS,ENS,EON,EXO,HAE,HAN,HAO,HAP,HAS,HEN,HEP,HES,HEX,HOA,HOE,HON,HOO,HOP,HOS,HOX,NAE,NAH,NAP,NAS,NEP,NOH,NOO,NOS,NOX,OES,OHO,OHS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OOH,OON,OOP,OOS,OPA,OPE,OPS,OSE,OXO,PAH,PAN,PAS,PAX,PEA,PEH,PEN,PES,PHO,POA,POH,POO,POS,POX,SAE,SAN,SAP,SAX,SEA,SEN,SEX,SHA,SHE,SHO,SOH,SON,SOP,SOX,SPA,

2-letter words (28 found)

AE,AH,AN,AS,AX,EA,EH,EN,ES,EX,HA,HE,HO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OO,OP,OS,OX,PA,PE,PO,SH,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 277 words from saxophone according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of saxophone

saxophone

Etymology

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax +‎ -o- +‎ -phone.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsæksəfoʊn/

Noun

saxophone (plural saxophones)

  1. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
    Synonyms: sax, gobble-pipe, saxomaphone

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

saxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned)

  1. To play the saxophone.

References

  • Wilson, R.M., and Reaney, Percy H., Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1995.

Further reading

  • saxophone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Sax +‎ -o- +‎ -phone. Named after Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), its inventor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/
  • Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones

Noun

saxophone m (plural saxophones)

  1. saxophone

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: saxophone
  • → Spanish: saxofón

Verb

saxophone

  1. inflection of saxophoner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “saxophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org