maxilla

1. A homologous bone of the skull in other vertebrates.

2. Anatomy Either of a pair of bones of the human skull fusing in the midline and forming the upper jaw.

3. Either of two laterally moving appendages situated behind the mandibles in insects and most other arthropods.

4. An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.

5. Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.

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maxilla	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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xi	9
mi	4
ma	4
li	2
aa	2
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al	2
am	4
ax	9

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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mix	12
mil	5
max	12
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lam	5
aal	3
ill	3
ami	5
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ala	3
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ama	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lama	6
lima	6
alma	6
amia	6
axal	11
axil	11
mail	6
mall	6
maxi	13
mill	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lamia	7
llama	7
maill	7
axial	12

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
axilla	13

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
maxilla	16