LEXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEXIS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEXIS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEXIS
Front hooks — 1
flexisBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LEXIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LEXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does LEXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The total stock of words used in a language, or the vocabulary of a particular speaker, subject or text.
Linguists use lexis to talk about vocabulary as a system separate from grammar, the rules that combine words into sentences. A speaker's lexis grows through life as new words are learned from reading, work and conversation, while the lexis of a subject such as law or sailing includes many terms outside everyday speech. Dictionaries attempt to record as much of a language's lexis as space allows, though new words keep entering constantly. Because lexis names the word-stock as a whole, it is normally used as a mass noun without a plural.
How LEXIS is used
Mainly used in linguistics and language teaching rather than everyday conversation.
- The course focuses on grammar first and lexis second.
- Legal writing draws on a lexis full of Latin terms.
- Her personal lexis expanded quickly after she moved abroad.
- The dictionary aims to cover the core lexis of the language.
- Technical lexis can make a manual hard for beginners to read.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEXIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEXIS
The 5 tiles of LEXIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEXIS
1 longer words begin with LEXIS.
Words ending in LEXIS
3 words end in LEXIS. Useful as a back hook: play LEXIS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LEXIS
Common questions about LEXIS
- Is LEXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEXIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEXIS worth?
- LEXIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEXIS mean?
- The total stock of words used in a language, or the vocabulary of a particular speaker, subject or text.
- What letters can be added to LEXIS?
- LEXIS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LEXIS:
Open LEXIS in the Word Finder