DEIXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEIXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEIXIS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEIXIS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEIXIS
No single letter turns DEIXIS into another word.
How DEIXIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEIXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does DEIXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The way certain words point to a person, place or time that depends on who is speaking and when.
In linguistics, words such as here, now, you and that cannot be understood without knowing the situation in which they are said, and deixis is the study of that dependence. The same sentence spoken in two places will therefore point to two different spots. The adjective is deictic, and the term comes from a Greek word for showing or pointing.
How DEIXIS is used
A technical term of linguistics and philosophy of language.
- Deixis explains why the word here shifts meaning from speaker to speaker.
- The lecture on deixis began with the pronouns I and you.
- Learners often find deixis tricky when a language marks near and far.
- In written fiction, deixis can place the reader inside a character's viewpoint.
- A chapter of the textbook covers deixis in time and space.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEIXIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEIXIS
The 6 tiles of DEIXIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEIXIS
1 longer words begin with DEIXIS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEIXIS
Common questions about DEIXIS
- Is DEIXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEIXIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEIXIS worth?
- DEIXIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEIXIS mean?
- The way certain words point to a person, place or time that depends on who is speaking and when.
- What letters can be added to DEIXIS?
- No single letter can be added to DEIXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEIXIS:
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