ZEX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZEX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZEX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEX is to know. It scores 19 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEX
No single letter turns ZEX into another word.
How ZEX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ZEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,475.
What stands out about ZEX
- At 19 points, ZEX is among the ten highest-scoring 3-letter words we list.
- ZEX averages 6.3 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZEX
1 longer words begin with ZEX.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEX
Common questions about ZEX
- Is ZEX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZEX is not in it.
- How many points is ZEX worth?
- ZEX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZEX?
- No single letter can be added to ZEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ZEX:
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