Yes. PIX is a valid word.
PIX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PIX 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 PIX
PIX is a plural of PIC, an informal word for a picture or photograph, and it is also another spelling of PYX, the container for the Communion bread; its plural is PIXES. With the P and the X it is worth 12 before bonuses.
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PIX scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + I 1 + X 8 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PIX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and PIX is worth 28 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After PIX (1):
- PIXYcreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from PIX
Other forms of PIX (1):
- PIXESform of PIX: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
Words that start with PIX:
- PIXEL(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
- PIXIE(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- PIXELSform of PIXEL: (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
- PIXIESform of PIXIE: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- PIXYISHform of PIXY: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
- PIXELATE
- PIXIEISHform of PIXIE: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- PIXILATE
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of PIX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters P, I and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
PIX + Y
- PIXYcreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
Memory tip
PIX is a plural of PIC, a picture. It is also another spelling of PYX.
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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.
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