Is xie allowed in Scrabble?

Whether xie is allowed in Scrabble depends on which Scrabble dictionary you are using. In official tournament Scrabble in North America, the word list is NASPA Word List or OTCWL, and in international English Scrabble, the list is Collins Scrabble Words. As of the current official lists, xie is generally not considered a valid Scrabble word in standard English Scrabble. Xie is a Chinese surname and also appears in some contexts as an alternative romanization, but it is not accepted as a standard English word in the official Scrabble lexicons. The letter combination XIE is not listed as valid in most official word checkers. However, words like xi, which is the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet, is valid and very useful for its X and high score. Other related valid words include xis, xii, xiv, and xyst. If you are playing casual house rules with a regular dictionary that includes proper nouns or foreign words, your group might allow it, but in official tournament play, xie is not allowed. Always check the specific word list your game uses, because Scrabble validity is determined by inclusion in the official word list, not by whether it is a real name or word elsewhere.