EXHAUSTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. EXHAUSTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXHAUSTIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXHAUSTIVE is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXHAUSTIVE
No single letter turns EXHAUSTIVE into another word.
How EXHAUSTIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXHAUSTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXHAUSTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXHAUSTIVE
- EXHAUSTIVE 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 EXHAUSTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covering every possible aspect or detail; completely thorough.
An exhaustive search leaves nothing unchecked, which is why the word is common in reports, studies and inspections. It does not mean tiring; that sense belongs to exhausting, so an exhaustive list is simply a complete one.
How EXHAUSTIVE is used
The adjective exhaustive often modifies nouns such as list, study, search, review or investigation.
- The police carried out an exhaustive search of the building.
- She compiled an exhaustive list of every supplier in the region.
- The report gives an exhaustive account of the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXHAUSTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXHAUSTIVE
3 longer words begin with EXHAUSTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXHAUSTIVE
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Common questions about EXHAUSTIVE
- Is EXHAUSTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXHAUSTIVE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXHAUSTIVE worth?
- EXHAUSTIVE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXHAUSTIVE mean?
- Covering every possible aspect or detail; completely thorough.
- What letters can be added to EXHAUSTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to EXHAUSTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXHAUSTIVE:
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