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hexit

/ˈhɛk.sɪt/

noun

A hexadecimal digit.

“There are sixteen hexits: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.”

Scrabble 15

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Meanings

nounhexit (plural hexits)

plural hexits

computingA hexadecimal digit.
There are sixteen hexits: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.

Origin

Blend of hexadecimal + digit. Compare bit (“binary digit”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hexit

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Cite this entry

APA

hexit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexit

MLA

“hexit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexit.

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