Saxe
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Hermann Maurice, Comte de Saxe (1696-1750), a celebrated French military commander who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession.
“The tactical brilliance displayed at Fontenoy was widely attributed to the military genius of saxe.”
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S-A-X-E contains the high-value X tile and two vowels, excellent for probing both in early guesses
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Worth 11 points with the X scoring 8 alone, a strong rack dump when holding a difficult X tile
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