Is YEX a Scrabble word?
Yes, in one Scrabble list. YEX is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer. A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.
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To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer. A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.
Etymology
From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”). Cognate with Middle Low German gischen (“to sob, sigh”), Middle High German geschen, gischen (“to yawn, gape”).
YEX at a glance
YEX has 3 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + E 1 + X 8) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It is rare in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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