Yes. DEX is a valid word.
DEX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
DEX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About DEX
DEX is a short name for a stimulant drug in the word list; its plural is DEXES. DEX uses a D, an E and the 8-point X, so it is worth 11 points before any bonus. Since most players have never seen it, DEX is worth knowing for the challenge it wins as well as the points.
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DEX scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: D 2 + E 1 + X 8 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: DEX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and DEX is worth 27 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After DEX (1):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from DEX
Other forms of DEX (1):
Words that start with DEX:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of DEX and these are still words:
- HEXto cast an evil spell upon
- KEXa dry, hollow stalk
- LEXsame as LAW: to take a complaint to court for settlement
- REXa king; an animal with a mutation giving it soft, curly hair
- SEXto identify the reproductive category of
- VEXto annoy
- DOXto attack by publishing private information
- DEBa young woman making her debut into society
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
DEX is short for a stimulant drug in the word list. Remember it with its rhymes: HEX, REX, SEX and VEX.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.