Yes. VEX is a valid word.
VEX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
VEX 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 VEX
VEX means to annoy or puzzle; its forms include VEXED, VEXES and VEXING. VEX uses the 4-point V and the 8-point X with an E, for 13 points before bonuses. Since the V has no two-letter words, VEX is one of the best ways to unload it.
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VEX scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: V 4 + E 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: VEX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and VEX is worth 29 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After VEX (1):
- VEXTform of VEX: cause annoyance in
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from VEX
Other forms of VEX (4):
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of VEX and these are still words:
- DEXa sulfate used as a central nervous system stimulant
- HEXto cast an evil spell upon
- KEXa dry, hollow stalk
- LEXsame as LAW: to take a complaint to court for settlement
- REXa king; an animal with a mutation giving it soft, curly hair
- SEXto identify the reproductive category of
- VAXto vaccinate
- VOXsame as VOICE: to express or utter
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters V, E and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
VEX + T
- VEXTform of VEX: cause annoyance in
Memory tip
VEX means to annoy. Two big letters, V and X, for 13 points before bonuses.
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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.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.