Definitions For Paxwax

Noun

{{en-noun, !}} (anatomy) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.

Alternative forms

packwax

Etymology

For {{inh, en, ang, faxvax, , hair}} (akin to {{cog, goh, fahs}}) + weaxan, , to grow. See wax, , to grow, and compare faxed, pectinate.{{attention, ang, Please check if "faxvax" = hair in Old English.}}

Is Paxwax a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
25
Words with Friends
26

The word Paxwax is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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