EXPANDOR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXPANDOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPANDOR?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPANDOR is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPANDOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
expandorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPANDOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EXPANDOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPANDOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPANDOR
- All 8 letters of EXPANDOR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXPANDOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person or device that expands something, especially an electronic unit that widens a signal range.
In audio and electronics an expandor raises the difference between quiet and loud parts of a signal. It does the opposite job of a compressor. The usual spelling is expander, and expandor is a rarer form.
How EXPANDOR is used
Expandor is a rare spelling used chiefly in electronics and sound engineering.
- The studio fitted an expandor to reduce background noise.
- An expandor widens the range of the signal it receives.
- The old manual describes the expandor as the partner of the compressor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPANDOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPANDOR
1 longer words begin with EXPANDOR.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPANDOR
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Common questions about EXPANDOR
- Is EXPANDOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPANDOR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPANDOR worth?
- EXPANDOR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPANDOR mean?
- A person or device that expands something, especially an electronic unit that widens a signal range.
- What letters can be added to EXPANDOR?
- EXPANDOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXPANDOR:
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