Yes. LEX is a valid word.
LEX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
LEX 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 LEX
LEX is a Latin word for law, and its plural is LEGES. LEX uses an L, an E and the X, so it is worth 10 points before any bonus. Learn it with the other Latin X words, REX (king, plural REGES) and VOX (voice, plural VOCES).
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LEX scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: L 1 + E 1 + X 8 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: LEX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and LEX is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from LEX
Words that start with LEX:
- LEXESform of LEXIS: all of the words in a language
- LEXISall of the words in a language
- LEXEMEa minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language
- LEXICAform of LEXICON: a language user's knowledge of words
- LEXEMESform of LEXEME: a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language
- LEXEMIC
- LEXICALof or relating to words
- LEXICONa language user's knowledge of words
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of LEX and these are still words:
- DEXa sulfate used as a central nervous system stimulant
- HEXto cast an evil spell upon
- KEXa dry, hollow stalk
- REXa king; an animal with a mutation giving it soft, curly hair
- SEXto identify the reproductive category of
- VEXto annoy
- LAXa vowel articulated with relatively relaxed muscles; not strict or stringent
- LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
LEX is a law, from Latin. Its plural is LEGES.
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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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