8-Letter Words With DEX
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With DEX
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With DEX 11 words
How often does DEX appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 eight-letter words containing DEX. They average 16.8 points, the best is FEDEXING (20 points) and 45.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.8
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 9%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 45.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 45.5%
- e 27.3%
- g 18.2%
Top vowel pairs
- au9.1%
- ou9.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing DEX
f 4e 1d 2e 1x 8i 1n 1g 2
F 4 + E 1 + D 2 + E 1 + X 8 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
fedexing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing DEX are there?
There are 11 eight-letter words containing DEX in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing DEX?
FEDEXING is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CAUDEXES (18), SUBINDEX (18), INDEXING (17).
Which rare eight-letter words containing DEX score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FEDEXING (20), DEXTRANS (16), DEXTRINE (16), DEXTRINS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.