PREXY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREXY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREXY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREXY
No single letter turns PREXY into another word.
How PREXY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PREXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does PREXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An informal term for a president, especially the head of a college or university.
Prexy was common in earlier American college slang as a friendly, shortened way to refer to the prexy of the institution, meaning its president. It occasionally appeared in newspapers for other kinds of president as well.
How PREXY is used
Dated informal American slang; rarely used in current speech.
- Students joked about meeting the prexy at orientation.
- The old yearbook called the college head simply the prexy.
- He served two terms as prexy of the alumni club.
- Reporters nicknamed the club leader the prexy.
- The prexy gave a short speech at commencement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREXY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREXY
The 5 tiles of PREXY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PREXY
Common questions about PREXY
- Is PREXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREXY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREXY worth?
- PREXY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREXY mean?
- An informal term for a president, especially the head of a college or university.
- What letters can be added to PREXY?
- No single letter can be added to PREXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PREXY:
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