Yes. SEX is a valid word.
SEX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SEX 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 SEX
SEX is a word everyone knows, and in the word list it also works as a verb, so SEXED, SEXES and SEXING are valid. SEX uses an S, an E and the X, worth 10 points before any bonus. It is a safe, common way to play the X.
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SEX scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: S 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: SEX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and SEX is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from SEX
Other forms of SEX (3):
Words that start with SEX:
- SEXER
- SEXTO
- SEXTSform of SEXT: the fourth of the seven canonical hours
- SEXERS
- SEXIERform of SEXY: marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- SEXILY
- SEXISMdiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
- SEXISTa man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
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- SEXPOTa young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of SEX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters S, E and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
SEX + A
- AXESform of AX: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
SEX + E
- EXESform of EX: a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
SEX + O
- OXESform of OX: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos
SEX + T
- SEXTthe fourth of the seven canonical hours
SEX + Y
- SEXYmarked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
Memory tip
SEX is a word everyone knows, and the X makes it worth 10 before bonuses. Its rhymes HEX, REX and VEX are all valid too.
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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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