SILVEX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SILVEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILVEX?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILVEX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILVEX
No single letter turns SILVEX into another word.
How SILVEX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SILVEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does SILVEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A herbicide used to kill woody plants and broadleaf weeds.
Silvex was once sprayed along roadsides and on rangeland to clear brush. Concern over contamination led to its use being banned in many countries, so the word now appears mainly in chemistry and environmental history.
How SILVEX is used
A technical term from agriculture and regulation.
- Farmers once used silvex to control brush.
- Traces of silvex were found in the soil sample.
- The agency banned silvex after studying its risks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILVEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILVEX
The 6 tiles of SILVEX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SILVEX
1 longer words begin with SILVEX.
Shorter words from the letters in SILVEX
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Common questions about SILVEX
- Is SILVEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILVEX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILVEX worth?
- SILVEX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILVEX mean?
- A herbicide used to kill woody plants and broadleaf weeds.
- What letters can be added to SILVEX?
- No single letter can be added to SILVEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILVEX:
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