CULEX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CULEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULEX?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULEX is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULEX
No single letter turns CULEX into another word.
How CULEX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CULEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CULEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mosquito belonging to the genus Culex, several kinds of which are common in temperate regions.
Culex is the scientific genus name for a large group of mosquitoes found mostly in cooler parts of the world, and the lower-case word is used generally for any mosquito from that group. Unlike some tropical mosquitoes, Culex species do not spread malaria, but certain kinds do carry other parasites and viruses. Entomologists identify a Culex mosquito by its habit of resting with its body held flat and parallel to the surface it lands on.
How CULEX is used
A specialist term from entomology, used both as the formal genus name and loosely for any mosquito of that group.
- A Culex mosquito landed flat against the window screen.
- Researchers trapped several culex specimens near the pond.
- The bite came from a culex rather than a tropical species.
- Culex mosquitoes are common in gardens after summer rain.
- The lab studied how a culex larva develops in still water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULEX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULEX
1 longer words begin with CULEX.
Shorter words from the letters in CULEX
Common questions about CULEX
- Is CULEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULEX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULEX worth?
- CULEX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULEX mean?
- A mosquito belonging to the genus Culex, several kinds of which are common in temperate regions.
- What letters can be added to CULEX?
- No single letter can be added to CULEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CULEX:
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