Definitions for earwax

earwax ear·wax

Spelling: [eer-waks]
IPA: /ˈɪərˌwæks/

Earwax is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in earwax (aaerwx).

Definitions for earwax

noun

  1. a yellowish, waxlike secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal; cerumen.

Origin of earwax

First recorded in 1350-1400, earwax is from the Middle English word erewax. See ear1, wax1

Examples for earwax

Saliva, tears, nostrils, and earwax; the great weakness and pain in the body reminds me of cerebro-spinal meningitis.

earwax, which had been very dry, now flows from both ears, but is more free on the left side.

Word Value for earwax
Scrable

16

Words with friends

16

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