PODEX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PODEX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PODEX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PODEX is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PODEX
No single letter turns PODEX into another word.
How PODEX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PODEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does PODEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorousrare
A humorous or mock-formal word for the buttocks.
Podex comes directly from Latin, where it named the same part of the body, and English writers borrowed it centuries ago for comic or mock-scholarly effect. Because it sounds technical, using podex instead of a plainer word gives a sentence a joking, faux-learned tone. The word is rare outside wordplay, crossword puzzles, and competitive Scrabble, where its short, vowel-friendly letters make it useful. It carries no medical or clinical standing today.
How PODEX is used
This word is used mainly as a jocular or literary substitute for a plainer term, rarely in serious writing.
- The satirist joked about bruising his podex on the hard bench.
- He used podex instead of a cruder word for comic effect.
- The old text refers delicately to the podex rather than naming it plainly.
- Players fond of obscure letters know podex as a handy Scrabble word.
- A comedian joked about his sore podex, and the crowd laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PODEX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PODEX
The 5 tiles of PODEX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PODEX
1 longer words begin with PODEX.
Shorter words from the letters in PODEX
Common questions about PODEX
- Is PODEX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PODEX is not in it.
- How many points is PODEX worth?
- PODEX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PODEX mean?
- A humorous or mock-formal word for the buttocks.
- What letters can be added to PODEX?
- No single letter can be added to PODEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PODEX:
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