Is KEX a Scrabble word?
Yes. KEX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends.
Meaning (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson. 2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.
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(Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson. 2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.
Etymology
From Middle English kex. Origin unknown; but compare Welsh cecys (“hollow stalks”) and Welsh cegid (“hemlock”), apparently from the same source as Latin cicūta (“hemlock”).
KEX at a glance
KEX has 3 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (K 5 + E 1 + X 8) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #160,262 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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