Yes. FIX is a valid word.
FIX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
FIX 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 FIX
FIX means to repair or to fasten firmly, and as a noun it is a tricky situation; its forms include FIXED, FIXES and FIXING. With the F and the X, FIX is worth 13 before any bonus. It is a common word, and it's valid, so a challenge against it fails.
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FIX scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: F 4 + I 1 + X 8 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: FIX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and FIX is worth 29 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After FIX (1):
- FIXTform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from FIX
Other forms of FIX (4):
- FIXTform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- FIXEDform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- FIXESform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- FIXINGform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Words that start with FIX:
- FIXERsomeone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
- FIXIT
- FIXATEattach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- FIXERSform of FIXER: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
- FIXITS
- FIXITYthe quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
- FIXURE
- FIXABLE
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- FIXATEDform of FIXATE: attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of FIX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters F, I and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
FIX + T
- FIXTform of FIX: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Memory tip
FIX is a repair. Put the X on a 3L square and it is worth 24 by itself.
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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.
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