COMPLEX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. COMPLEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPLEX?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMPLEX is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPLEX
No single letter turns COMPLEX into another word.
How COMPLEX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COMPLEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What does COMPLEX mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made of many connected parts, and therefore hard to understand or deal with.
A complex problem has many interacting pieces, unlike a merely difficult one that can be hard but simple in structure. As a noun the word names a group of buildings, or a set of deep-seated fears in psychology.
How COMPLEX is used
Complex works as an adjective and a noun, and sometimes as a verb in chemistry.
- The tax rules are far too complex for most people.
- A hospital complex covers several city blocks.
- He developed a complex about speaking in public.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMPLEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMPLEX
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with COMPLEX.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPLEX
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Common questions about COMPLEX
- Is COMPLEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPLEX, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPLEX worth?
- COMPLEX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMPLEX mean?
- Made of many connected parts, and therefore hard to understand or deal with.
- What letters can be added to COMPLEX?
- No single letter can be added to COMPLEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COMPLEX:
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