Is COMPLEXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPLEXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPLEXES mean?
Complexes is a form of COMPLEX.
- adjective
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
“a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody”
- noun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
“the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town”
- noun
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- noun
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COMPLEXES
Single letters that turn COMPLEXES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COMPLEXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- complex20
- mpoxes17
- excels15
- exomes15
- expels15
- expose15
- plexes15
- scolex15
- mpox15
- coxes14
- excel14
- execs14
- exome14
- expel14
- expos14
- poxes14
- compels13
- exec13
- expo13
- plex13
- clomps12
- compel12
- lexes12
- loxes12
- cox12
- pox12
- cleomes11
- clomp11
- comps11
- exes11
- oxes11
- celoms10
- cleome10
- clepes10
- semple10
- comp10
- lex10
- lox10
- sex10
- sox10
- celom9
- cepes9
- clepe9
- clops9
- comes9
- copes9
- copse9
- mopes9
- poems9
- pomes9
- scope9
- ex9
- ox9
- eclose8
- elopes8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- clop8
- come8
- cope8
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