HEXAD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HEXAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEXAD?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEXAD is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEXAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEXAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does HEXAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A group or set of six things considered together.
A hexad is simply a collection of six items treated as one unit, much as a dozen refers to twelve. The word turns up in older scientific and philosophical writing where things were grouped in sixes for classification. In older chemistry it also described an element or atom with a valence of six, able to combine with six other atoms.
How HEXAD is used
Mostly found in older technical and philosophical writing rather than everyday speech.
- The philosopher arranged his categories into a hexad of six related ideas.
- Chemists once labelled sulfur a hexad because of its valence.
- The ancient text organizes virtues into a hexad rather than a longer list.
- A hexad of senses was proposed in one old treatise, adding a sixth to the usual five.
- The museum display grouped the artifacts into a hexad for the exhibition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEXAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEXAD
13 longer words begin with HEXAD.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXAD
Common questions about HEXAD
- Is HEXAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEXAD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEXAD worth?
- HEXAD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEXAD mean?
- A group or set of six things considered together.
- What letters can be added to HEXAD?
- HEXAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEXAD:
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