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Is simplex a Scrabble word?

Yes, simplex is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 18 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of simplex?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (dated) Having a single structure; not composite or complex; undivided, unitary.Synonyms: monoplex, uniplexAntonyms: complexdatednot-comparable

2. (anatomy, historical) Of an eye: (supposedly) having pigment on only the posterior surface of the iris and not the anterior surface, and thus appearing blue; this was later found to be inaccurate, as eye colour is due to the amount of pigment in the anterior surface of the iris; also, of eye pigmentation: present only on the posterior surface of the iris; and of a person: having eyes with this form of pigmentation.Antonyms: duplexhistoricalnot-comparable

3. (computing, telecommunications) Of a circuit or device: involving signals which travel in one direction at a time; unidirectional.Antonyms: bidirectional, duplexnot-comparable

4. (genetics)not-comparable

5. (genetics)Synonyms: heterozygousarchaicnot-comparableobsolete

6. (linguistics) Of a word: having no (derivational) affixes; simple, monomorphemic, uncompounded.Antonyms: polymorphemicnot-comparable

noun (English)

1. (algebraic topology, geometry) A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space.

2. (linguistics)Examples: "The word weak is a simplex. Its derivative weaken is not."

3. (linguistics)Examples: "The question is: is 139. [“Priexal Vanja. ‘arrived Vanya’”] a simplex or is it a cleft structure in which all 'superfluous' constituents were deleted. […] The only indication that 139. is a simplex is the sentence intonation and the absence of a break between the verb and the subject."archaic

4. (originally and chiefly US) An apartment (or, sometimes, another type of property) having only one floor or storey; a single-storey property.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "simplex"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "simplex"?

Scrabble
18 points
S1
I1
M3
P3
L1
E1
X8
Words With Friends
21 points
S1
I1
M4
P4
L2
E1
X8

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