EXECUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXECUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXECUTE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 67 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXECUTE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXECUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXECUTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXECUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,516 thousand.
What stands out about EXECUTE
- EXECUTE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXECUTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To carry out a plan, order or action; also to put a condemned person to death by law.
Execute has a wide range, from a dancer who can execute a perfect turn to a computer that must execute a command. In law you execute a will or a contract by signing it properly, and a court may execute a sentence.
How EXECUTE is used
Common in business, computing, law and sport, with the legal sense of putting to death being the most serious.
- The team managed to execute the plan without delay.
- The program will execute each line in order.
- The notary will execute the document on Friday.
- They did not execute the prisoner after all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXECUTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXECUTE
4 longer words begin with EXECUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXECUTE
Common questions about EXECUTE
- Is EXECUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXECUTE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXECUTE worth?
- EXECUTE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXECUTE mean?
- To carry out a plan, order or action; also to put a condemned person to death by law.
- What letters can be added to EXECUTE?
- EXECUTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXECUTE:
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