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Is auxesis a Scrabble word?

Yes, auxesis is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of auxesis?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularlyExamples: "Avxesis, when we vse a greater word for a lesse, or thus, when the word is greater then the thing is in deede."Antonyms: meiosiscountablerhetoricuncountable

2. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularlySynonyms: climaxcountableobsoleterhetoricuncountable

3. (biology) Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.Examples: "Auxesis, augmentation, increase."; "Botanists do still distinguish between auxesis or growth by expansion, and merisis or growth by cell-multiplication."countableuncountable

4. (chemistry) The condition of being auxeticcountableuncountable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "auxesis"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "auxesis"?

Scrabble
14 points
A1
U1
X8
E1
S1
I1
S1
Words With Friends
15 points
A1
U2
X8
E1
S1
I1
S1

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