/vɛks/
verb

Is VEX a Scrabble word?

Yes. VEX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To annoy, irritate.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To annoy, irritate.

    “Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.”

  2. To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

  3. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan and gremman.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
agitateirkirritateaggravateannoynettlerankleruffle
Opposite
alleviatecomfort

VEX at a glance

VEX has 3 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (V 4 + E 1 + X 8) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #34,040 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -VEX

More endings

Same last three letters as VEX. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • CONVEX18
  • BICONVEX22
  • PLANOCONVEX25
  • SILVEX16

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