SIMPLEX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SIMPLEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMPLEX?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMPLEX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMPLEX
No single letter turns SIMPLEX into another word.
How SIMPLEX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIMPLEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does SIMPLEX mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Allowing signals to pass in one direction only, or made of a single part.
In electronics a simplex link sends data one way, unlike duplex links that carry traffic both ways. Grammarians have also used the word for an uncompounded word, and geometers for the simplest figure in a given dimension.
How SIMPLEX is used
Simplex is a technical term in communications, linguistics and geometry.
- The radio channel is simplex, so only one side can talk at once.
- A simplex circuit carries signals in a single direction.
- A triangle is the simplest simplex in two dimensions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMPLEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIMPLEX
1 longer words begin with SIMPLEX.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMPLEX
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Common questions about SIMPLEX
- Is SIMPLEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMPLEX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMPLEX worth?
- SIMPLEX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMPLEX mean?
- Allowing signals to pass in one direction only, or made of a single part.
- What letters can be added to SIMPLEX?
- No single letter can be added to SIMPLEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIMPLEX:
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