Words Containing DEX

There are over 119 words with the letters DEX in English. From short DEX-words to long ones, find all the words that have DEX in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with DEX.

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3-Letter Words With DEX

Short high-frequency DEX-words:

dex

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4-Letter Words With DEX

Common 4-letter DEX-words:

dexy

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5-Letter Words With DEX

Common 5-letter DEX-words:

index

codex

dexes

dexie

fedex

podex

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6-Letter Words With DEX

Common 6-letter DEX-words:

caudex

dexies

dexter

dextro

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7-Letter Words With DEX

Common 7-letter DEX-words:

codexes

deindex

dexters

dextral

dextran

dextrin

fedexed

fedexes

humidex

indexal

indexed

indexer

indexes

podexes

reindex

spandex

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8-Letter Words With DEX

Common 8-letter DEX-words:

caudexes

dextrals

dextrans

dextrine

dextrins

dextrose

dextrous

endexine

fedexing

indexers

indexing

subindex

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9-Letter Words With DEX

Common 9-letter DEX-words:

deindexed

deindexes

dexterity

dexterous

dextrally

dextrines

dextrorse

dextroses

endexines

humidexes

indexable

indexible

indexical

indexings

indexless

reindexed

reindexes

spandexed

spandexes

unindexed

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10-Letter Words With DEX

Common 10-letter DEX-words:

ambidexter

deindexing

dexterwise

dextrality

dextranase

dextrogyre

dextrorsal

dextrously

indexation

indexicals

indextrous

poindexter

reindexing

subindexes

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11-Letter Words With DEX

Common 11-letter DEX-words:

ambidexters

dexiotropic

dexterities

dexterously

dextranases

dextrorsely

indexations

indexterity

poindexters

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12-Letter Words With DEX

Common 12-letter DEX-words:

ambidextrous

cyclodextrin

deindexation

dextralities

dextrocardia

dextrogyrate

dextrorotary

dextrousness

fluidextract

maltodextrin

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13-Letter Words With DEX

Common 13-letter DEX-words:

ambidexterity

ambidexterous

cyclodextrins

deindexations

dexamethasone

dexterousness

dextrocardiac

dextrocardias

dextroglucose

fluidextracts

indexterities

maltodextrins

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14-Letter Words With DEX

Common 14-letter DEX-words:

ambidextrously

dexamethasones

dexamphetamine

dextrocardiacs

dextroglucoses

dextrorotation

dextrorotatory

dextrousnesses

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15-Letter Words With DEX

Common 15-letter DEX-words:

ambidexterities

dexamphetamines

dexfenfluramine

dexterousnesses

dextrorotations

sinistrodextral

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119 Common Words with DEX

Most Common Length
9
(20 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
19.8
(out of 32)
Most Common Ending
s
(42%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains DEX?

32 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains DEX is dexamphetamines with a total of 32 points.

D 2
E 1
X 8
A 1
M 3
P 3
H 4
E 1
T 1
A 1
M 3
I 1
N 1
E 1
S 1

A list of all DEX words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with DEX. Also commonly searched for are words that end in DEX. Try our five letter words with DEX page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters DEX

  • How many words containing DEX are in the English dictionary?

    There are 119 words in the English dictionary that contain DEX, and most of them are 9 letters long (20 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing DEX?

    The longest word containing DEX is "ambidexterities" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "index" is the longest common word containing DEX.

  • Are there any rare words containing DEX worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "dexfenfluramine", "ambidextrously", "sinistrodextral", "dextrorotatory" contain DEX and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "dexfenfluramine" is worth 31 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing DEX?

    Most words containing DEX are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "deindexed", "deindexes", "dexterity", "dexterous", "dextrally".