Yes. PYX is a valid word.
PYX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PYX 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 PYX
PYX is a small box or vessel in which the consecrated bread of Communion is kept or carried; PIX is another spelling, and its plural is PYXES. It has no A, E, I, O or U, yet it uses the 8-point X and the 4-point Y, so it is worth 15 points before any bonus. That makes PYX one of the best three-letter plays for a rack full of consonants.
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PYX scores 15 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + Y 4 + X 8 = 15. On a double-word square that's 30, on a triple-word 45, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PYX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and PYX is worth 31 before any word bonus.
Longer words from PYX
Other forms of PYX (1):
- PYXESform of PYX: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
Words that start with PYX:
- PYXIEcreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
- PYXISfruit of such plants as the plantain
- PYXIESform of PYXIE: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
- PYXIDESform of PYXIS: fruit of such plants as the plantain
- PYXIDIAform of PYXIDIUM: fruit of such plants as the plantain
- PYXIDIUMfruit of such plants as the plantain
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Memory tip
PYX is a small container for the Communion bread, also spelled PIX. Y and X: 15 points before bonuses.
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