SEXTON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEXTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEXTON?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEXTON is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEXTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sextonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEXTON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEXTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does SEXTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A church officer who looks after the building and its churchyard, and traditionally rings the bell and digs graves.
The sexton was once a fixture of village life, responsible for unlocking the church, keeping its furnishings in order and preparing burials. The word comes from the same medieval source as sacristan, a keeper of sacred objects. In fiction the sexton often appears as a gloomy figure among the gravestones, and the surname Sexton comes from the job.
How SEXTON is used
Mostly historical or literary today, though the post still exists in some parishes.
- The sexton climbed the tower to ring the evening bell.
- A new sexton was hired to keep the churchyard tidy.
- The sexton locked the door and walked home through the fog.
- In the story the sexton digs a grave by lantern light.
- Old parish records name every sexton since the year 1700.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEXTON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEXTON
5 longer words begin with SEXTON.
Shorter words from the letters in SEXTON
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Common questions about SEXTON
- Is SEXTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEXTON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEXTON worth?
- SEXTON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEXTON mean?
- A church officer who looks after the building and its churchyard, and traditionally rings the bell and digs graves.
- What letters can be added to SEXTON?
- SEXTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEXTON:
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