DEXIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEXIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEXIE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEXIE is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEXIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dexiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEXIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEXIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,687.
What does DEXIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A slang term for a tablet of dexedrine, an amphetamine-based stimulant drug.
The word dexie shortens the brand name Dexedrine into an informal, everyday label once common among people who used the drug to stay awake or to curb appetite. It appeared frequently in slang from the mid-twentieth century, including among students cramming for exams and workers pulling long shifts. A dexie was typically a small pill, and its casual name reflected how familiar and available such stimulants once were before stricter drug controls. Today the term survives mainly in older slang dictionaries, in period fiction and in accounts describing drug use of that era.
How DEXIE is used
Dated slang, encountered mainly in older writing and historical accounts of stimulant drug use.
- In the film, a character swallows a dexie before the long drive.
- Old slang from the era refers to the pill as a dexie.
- He asked his friend for a dexie to stay awake during finals.
- The novel captures a decade when a dexie was easy to obtain without a prescription.
- Truck drivers were once said to keep a dexie on hand for long night routes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEXIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEXIE
1 longer words begin with DEXIE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEXIE
Common questions about DEXIE
- Is DEXIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEXIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEXIE worth?
- DEXIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEXIE mean?
- A slang term for a tablet of dexedrine, an amphetamine-based stimulant drug.
- What letters can be added to DEXIE?
- DEXIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEXIE:
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