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/ˈhɛks/
verbnoun

Is HEX a Scrabble word?

Yes. HEX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.

  2. To modify a game file using a hex editor.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An evil spell or curse.

  2. A witch.

  3. A modified game file.

  4. A hexagonal space on a game board.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.

Similar and opposite words

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bespelljinxspellbindbechatbecrybeglammerbewitchconjure

HEX at a glance

HEX has 3 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + X 8) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,953 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HEX

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