Is DUPLEXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DUPLEXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DUPLEXES mean?
Duplexes is a form of DUPLEX.
- noun
a house with two units sharing a common wall
- noun
an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
- verb
change into a duplex
- adjective
(used technically of a device or process) having two parts
“a duplex transaction”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 DUPLEXES
DUPLEXES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DUPLEXES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DUPLEXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expulsed18
- expulse16
- duplex16
- expels15
- plexes15
- plexus15
- deluxe14
- exudes14
- expel14
- desex13
- dexes13
- exude13
- sexed13
- plex13
- lexes12
- luxes12
- exed12
- exes11
- luxe11
- dex11
- xed11
- lex10
- lux10
- sex10
- pulsed9
- ex9
- xu9
- deeps8
- dupes8
- duple8
- pedes8
- pseud8
- puled8
- speed8
- spued8
- eludes7
- leudes7
- peels7
- peles7
- pules7
- pulse7
- sleep7
- speel7
- deep7
- deps7
- dupe7
- dups7
- peds7
- peed7
- pled7
- puds7
- sped7
- spud7
- deles6
- duels6
- dulse6
- elude6
- ledes6
- leuds6
- ludes6
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