Word Analysis:EX

Overview

EX9 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionariesAlso valid in French, German, Spanish

This 2-letter word scores 9 points in Scrabble.
It appears in 200 longer words, including
dex11andexo10
.
Add one letter to form words such as
exo10
.
Change one letter to create words such as
ax9andox9
.

Definitionnoun

A former spouse or partner.

Also meansnoun

The name of the Latin letter X/x.

Also meansadjective

No longer fashionable.

Basic Information

Letters & Points
E1
X8
Length
2letters
Total Points
9points
Dictionaries
US VALID
UK VALID
Also valid in other languages
FrenchGermanSpanish

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern
E
X

Quick Plays

Common Extensions
exo10ax9ox9

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from EX

One Letter Changes (14)

Same length, one letter swapped.

AX9OX9EA2ED3EE2EF5EH5EL2EM4EN2ER2ES2ET2EW5

Shorter Words

Nothing is shorter than EX, since single letters are not playable words.

Plus 1 Letter (14)

Every letter of EX plus 1 more.

AXE10DEX11EXO10HEX13KEX14LEX10REX10SEX10TEX10VEX13WEX13XED11YEX13ZEX19

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of EX plus 2 more.

APEX13AXED12AXEL11AXLE11DEXY15EXAM13EXEC13EXED12EXPO13FLEX14GREX12IBEX13ILEX11JEUX18NIXE11PLEX13PREX13SEXY14VEXT14WEXE14

Add a Letter and Rearrange (14)

Every word you can spell with EX's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

+Aaxe10
+Ddex11xed11
+Hhex13
+Kkex14
+Llex10
+Oexo10
+Rrex10
+Ssex10
+Ttex10
+Vvex13
+Wwex13
+Yyex13
+Zzex19

Common Word Patterns (206)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (128)

1-Letter Prefix (11)

DEX11HEX13KEX14LEX10REX10SEX10TEX10VEX13WEX13YEX13ZEX19

2-Letter Prefixes (8)

IBEX13FLEX14ILEX11PLEX13ULEX11APEX13GREX12PREX13

3-Letter Prefixes (25)

VIBEX17URBEX14FEDEX16INDEX13CODEX15PODEX15REGEX13TELEX12SILEX12CULEX14REMEX14CIMEX16ANNEX12CAPEX16CAREX14MIREX14FOREX15SOREX12LUREX12MUREX14

4-Letter Prefixes (24)

BEMBEX19CAUDEX16ORIFEX16FORFEX19DEFLEX17REFLEX16BIFLEX18POLLEX15SCOLEX15ISOLEX13DIPLEX16IMPLEX17DUPLEX16SUPLEX15AUSPEX15IMBREX17UNISEX13DENTEX14VERTEX16CORTEX15

5-Letter Prefixes (23)

HUMIDEX20SPANDEX17DEINDEX16REINDEX15TUBIFEX19NARTHEX17TRIPLEX16SIMPLEX18COMPLEX20FUNPLEX19APOPLEX18PERPLEX18KLEENEX18REANNEX14COANNEX16PERSPEX18ARUSPEX16ANTISEX14CHEMSEX21HOMOSEX19

6-Letter Prefixes (17)

SUBINDEX18SPINIFEX20CARNIFEX20PONTIFEX20MEGAPLEX20QUADPLEX27CINEPLEX19FOURPLEX20OCTUPLEX19DISANNEX16HARUSPEX20INTERREX15CYBERSEX22SUPERSEX17INTERSEX15VIDEOTEX19BICONVEX22

7-Letter Prefixes (9)

DORSIFLEX20RETROFLEX19PREPOLLEX20MULTIPLEX20DECOMPLEX23METROPLEX20UNPERPLEX20SUBCORTEX20NEOCORTEX18

8-Letter Prefixes (6)

CIRCUMFLEX26CONTRAPLEX21GOOGOLPLEX21NONCOMPLEX23SPORTSPLEX21QUADRUPLEX29

9-Letter Prefixes (2)

OVERCOMPLEX27PLANOCONVEX25

10-Letter Prefixes (2)

HYPERCOMPLEX33HETERODUPLEX25

11-Letter Prefixes (1)

IMMUNOCOMPLEX30

Suffixes by Length (78)

2-Letter Suffixes (1)

EXAM13

3-Letter Suffixes (2)

EXACT14EXALT12

4-Letter Suffixes (5)

EXACTA15EXACTS15EXACUM17EXALTS13EXAMEN15

5-Letter Suffixes (10)

EXABYTE19EXACTAS16EXACTED17EXACTER16EXACTLY19EXACTOR16EXACUMS18EXALTED15EXALTER14EXAMENS16

6-Letter Suffixes (10)

EXABYTES20EXACTERS17EXACTEST17EXACTING18EXACTION17EXACTORS17EXAHERTZ27EXALTERS15EXALTING16EXAMETRE17

7-Letter Suffixes (9)

EXACTABLE20EXACTIONS18EXACTMENT20EXACTNESS18EXACTRESS18EXALTEDLY20EXAMETRES18EXAMINANT18EXAMINATE18

8-Letter Suffixes (10)

EXACERBATE21EXACTINGLY23EXACTITUDE20EXACTMENTS21EXAGGERATE19EXAHERTZES29EXALTATION17EXAMINABLE21EXAMINANTS19EXAMINATES19

9-Letter Suffixes (10)

EXACERBATED23EXACERBATES22EXACTITUDES21EXACTNESSES20EXACTRESSES20EXAGGERATED21EXAGGERATES20EXAGGERATOR20EXALTATIONS18EXALTEDNESS19

10-Letter Suffixes (9)

EXACERBATING24EXACERBATION23EXACTINGNESS22EXAGGERATING22EXAGGERATION21EXAGGERATIVE24EXAGGERATORS21EXAGGERATORY24EXALBUMINOUS23

11-Letter Suffixes (5)

EXACERBATIONS24EXAGGERATEDLY26EXAGGERATIONS22EXALTEDNESSES21EXAMINABILITY27

12-Letter Suffixes (3)

EXACERBESCENCE29EXACTINGNESSES24EXAGGERATINGLY27

13-Letter Suffixes (3)

EXACERBESCENCES30EXAGGERATEDNESS25EXAMINABILITIES26

15-Letter Suffixes (1)

EXAGGERATEDNESSES27

Words Containing "EX" (200)

Longer words that include your word

3 Letters (12)

DEX11EXO10HEX13KEX14LEX10REX10SEX10TEX10VEX13WEX13YEX13ZEX19

4 Letters (23)

APEX13DEXY15EXAM13EXEC13EXED12EXES11EXIT11EXON11EXPO13EXUL11FLEX14GREX12IBEX13ILEX11NEXT11PLEX13PREX13SEXT11SEXY14TEXT11

5 Letters (86)

ANNEX12CAPEX16CAREX14CIMEX16CODEX15CULEX14DESEX13DEXES13DEXIE13EXACT14EXALT12EXAMS14EXCEL14EXEAT12EXECS14EXEEM14EXEME14EXERT12EXFIL15EXIES12

6 Letters (79)

ADNEXA14ALEXIA13ALEXIC15ALEXIN13ANNEXE13APEXES15AUSPEX15BEMBEX19BIFLEX18CAUDEX16CONVEX18CORTEX15DEFLEX17DENTEX14DEXIES14DEXTER14DEXTRO14DIPLEX16DUPLEX16EXACTA15

High Scoring Words (10)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

exequy25 pts
cachexy24 pts
cachexic24 pts
convexly23 pts
exarchy22 pts
hexarch22 pts
hexylic22 pts
apoplexy22 pts
biconvex22 pts
cachexia22 pts

Bingo Words (100)

Bonus scoring opportunities

7-Letter Words (50)

ADNEXAL15ALEXIAS14ALEXINE14ALEXINS14ANNEXED15ANNEXES14ANOREXY17ANTISEX14APOPLEX18ARUSPEX16ASEXUAL14CACHEXY24CAPEXES18CELOTEX16CHEMSEX21COANNEX16CODEXES17COEXERT16COEXIST16COMPLEX20

8+ Letter Words (50)

ALEXINES15ALEXINIC17AMPLEXUS19ANATEXES15ANATEXIS15ANNEXING16ANNEXION15ANNEXURE15ANOREXIA15ANOREXIC17APOPLEXY22APYREXIA20ASEXUALS15BEMBEXES21BICONVEX22BISEXUAL17CACHEXIA22CACHEXIC24CARNIFEX20CATHEXES20