exes

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɛksəz/
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/ˈɛksəz/ · /ˈɛksɪz/

Definition of exes

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of ex
    “It is not unknown for a logician to talk about exes and wyes.”
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of ex
    “It is not unknown for a logician to talk about exes and wyes.”
  2. The number six.
    “The betting also began to shift. "Sixpence Ned wins!" cried three or four; "Sixpence he loses!" answered another; "Done!" and up went the halfpence. "Half-a-crown Joe loses!"—"Here you are," answered Joe, but he lost again. "I'll try you a 'gen'" (shilling) said a coster; "And a rouf yenap'" (fourpence), added the other. "Say a 'exes'" (sixpence).—"Done!" and the betting continued, till the ground was spotted with silver and halfpence.”
  3. Odds of six to one.
  4. (plural, plural-only, slang)Expenses.
    “Subs at the Star even had their own monthly exes (expenses), and we never even left the office. We got exes for our home phone calls and even our own supply of daily newspapers; in our view, most reporters made their exes up.”
    “The news-booze axis was reinforced by the fact that most of the meals and drinks were covered by 'exes' — expenses. […] One day perhaps there will be Freedom of Information on newspapers (and judges) and we shall be surprised at what is claimed as exes.”
  5. (form-of, plural)plural of exe
  6. (form-of, plural)plural of EXE
  7. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of exes.

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of ex

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Etymology

Backslang for six

Anagrams of exes

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Words you can make from exes

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3-letter words

1 word

2-letter words

2 words

Hooks

7 extensions · 7 front

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