What It Scores
DEX is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud. The letters break down as D2 E1 X8.
Words Made From The Letters In DEX
3 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing DEX
DEX appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all, and the two and three letter lists. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.