CIMEX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CIMEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIMEX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIMEX is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIMEX
No single letter turns CIMEX into another word.
How CIMEX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CIMEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does CIMEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A bug of the genus that includes the common bedbug.
Cimex is the term used for the flattened, blood-feeding insects related to the bedbug. An entomologist discussing the group as a whole may refer to a bedbug simply as a cimex.
How CIMEX is used
- The report identified the pest as a cimex found in the mattress seams.
- Researchers studied how a cimex locates a sleeping host.
- Under the lens, the cimex showed the flat, oval body typical of its kind.
- The exterminator explained how a single cimex can start an infestation.
- Old texts sometimes call any bedbug-like insect a cimex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIMEX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CIMEX
Common questions about CIMEX
- Is CIMEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIMEX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIMEX worth?
- CIMEX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIMEX mean?
- A bug of the genus that includes the common bedbug.
- What letters can be added to CIMEX?
- No single letter can be added to CIMEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CIMEX:
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