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/dʌks/
noun

Is DUX a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. DUX is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning The top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.

  2. The subject of a fugue, answered by the comes.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: dux via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dux (“leader”). Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and duke.

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DUX at a glance

DUX has 3 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (D 2 + U 1 + X 8) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #61,865 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -DUX

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