Definition of pox

"pox" in the noun sense

1. syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete symptoms change through progressive stages can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

2. pox

a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

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Quotations for pox

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than the small-pox. [ St. Evremond ]

pox in Scrabble®

The word pox is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pox:

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pox in Words With Friends™

The word pox is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters pox:

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The 24 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pox

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Words within the letters of pox

2 letter words in pox (1 word)

3 letter words in pox (1 word)

pox + 1 blank (2 words)

pox + 2 blanks (7 words)

Word Growth involving pox

Shorter words in pox

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Longer words containing pox

blackpox

camelpox

canarypox

chickenpox chickenpoxes

colpoxerosis

cowpox cowpoxes

cowpox pseudocowpox

epoxidate epoxidated

epoxidate epoxidates

epoxidating

epoxidation epoxidations

epoxide chlordiazepoxide chlordiazepoxides

epoxide epoxides chlordiazepoxides

epoxidise epoxidised

epoxidise epoxidises

epoxidising

epoxidize epoxidized

epoxidize epoxidizes

epoxidizing

epoxied

epoxies

fowlpox

goatpox

horsepox horsepoxes

hypoxia

hypoxic

kinepox

monkeypox monkeypoxes

mousepox

pigeonpox

plumpox

poxed

poxes chickenpoxes

poxes cowpoxes

poxes horsepoxes

poxes monkeypoxes

poxes smallpoxes

poxier

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poxivirus poxiviruses

poxvirus molluscipoxvirus molluscipoxviruses

poxvirus orthopoxvirus orthopoxviruses

poxvirus parapoxvirus parapoxviruses

poxvirus poxviruses molluscipoxviruses

poxvirus poxviruses orthopoxviruses

poxvirus poxviruses parapoxviruses

poxvirus poxviruses yatapoxviruses

poxvirus yatapoxvirus yatapoxviruses

poxy epoxy epoxyed

poxy epoxy epoxying

poxy propoxy propoxyphene propoxyphenes

raccoonpox

rickettsialpox

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sealpox

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skunkpox

smallpox smallpoxes

swinepox

tanapox

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volepox

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