SEXY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SEXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEXY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEXY is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEXY
No single letter turns SEXY into another word.
How SEXY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does SEXY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sexually attractive; also, exciting or fashionable.
Sexy is only about a century old, and the extended sense — a sexy idea, a sexy project — dates from the 1960s. That second use has spread through business writing, where it now means little more than fashionable.
How SEXY is used
Before and after the noun.
- A sexy project attracts money and not always talent.
- The word sexy is about a hundred years old.
- The business use of sexy dates from the 1960s.
- Two sexy proposals and one boring one that worked.
- Nothing about the accounts is sexy and nothing needs to be.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEXY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in SEXY
1 words end in SEXY. Useful as a back hook: play SEXY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SEXY
Common questions about SEXY
- Is SEXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEXY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEXY worth?
- SEXY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEXY mean?
- Sexually attractive; also, exciting or fashionable.
- What letters can be added to SEXY?
- No single letter can be added to SEXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEXY:
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