SAXOPHONE is a single-reed woodwind instrument with a brass body, commonly used in jazz, classical, and popular music. In word games, it's a high-scoring 9-letter word featuring the valuable X tile.
Yes. SAXOPHONE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 21 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends and 22 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | S | A | X | O | P | H | O | N | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
The SAXOPHONE is a versatile wind instrument that bridges the gap between brass and woodwind families. Despite its brass construction, it's classified as a woodwind due to its single-reed mouthpiece, similar to a clarinet.
In word games, SAXOPHONE is a premium play worth {gameData[selectedGame].points} base points. The X tile (8 points) combined with common letters makes this an achievable yet high-scoring word. The PH digraph also adds value with H worth 4 points.
Strategic players often build towards SAXOPHONE by first playing shorter words like SAX, PHONE, or AXE, then extending them when the opportunity arises. The word's length makes it ideal for earning the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles.
SAXOPHONE is named after its inventor, Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax, who patented it in 1846. The word combines "Sax" (the inventor's surname) with the Greek suffix "-phone" meaning "sound" or "voice." It literally means "Sax's sound," making it one of the few instruments named after its creator.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of SAXOPHONE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back SAXOPHONES.
Words inside SAXOPHONE: 208 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: HEXOSANHOAXESEXPOSHOAXPAXESPOXESAPEXAXONESEXPOHEXAXONEAXONS. See all words from SAXOPHONE.