FIXED means repaired, secured in place, or predetermined. As the past tense of "fix," it describes something made stable or permanent. In Scrabble, FIXED scores 16 base points thanks to the high-value F and X tiles.
Yes. FIXED is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends and 16 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | F | I | X | E | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
FIXED carries multiple meanings that all revolve around stability, permanence, or resolution. When something is fixed, it has been repaired—a fixed car runs again, a fixed computer boots up properly. This sense of restoration makes "fixed" one of our most reassuring words, promising that broken things can be made whole again.
In its sense of "secured in place," fixed describes immovable objects or unchanging conditions. Fixed assets in accounting don't move or change quickly. A fixed smile doesn't waver. Fixed costs remain constant regardless of production levels. This meaning emphasizes predictability and stability in an uncertain world.
The word takes darker tones when describing predetermined or rigged outcomes. A "fixed" game has been dishonestly arranged; a "fixed" election undermines democracy. This usage dates back to the 1880s, originating in horse racing where corrupt parties would "fix" races. The contradiction—using a word meaning "repair" to describe corruption—highlights language's capacity for irony.
"Fixed" comes from the verb "fix," which entered English around 1400 from Medieval Latin "fixare," meaning "to fasten, fix, affix." This derives from Latin "fixus," the past participle of "figere" meaning "to fasten, drive in, thrust in."
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of FIXED.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside FIXED: 17 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: FIXDEXEXXIDEFIDEFDIFFEDFIDFIEEFFE. See all words from FIXED.