EXPANSIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. EXPANSIBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPANSIBLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPANSIBLE is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPANSIBLE
No single letter turns EXPANSIBLE into another word.
How EXPANSIBLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXPANSIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPANSIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPANSIBLE
- EXPANSIBLE 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 EXPANSIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Capable of being made larger or spread out.
Something expansible can swell or stretch to take up more room, as a gas does when heated. It is a calmer, more technical cousin of expandable.
How EXPANSIBLE is used
Used in science and engineering for materials, gases or designs that can grow.
- Air is an expansible fluid that fills any container.
- The tent has an expansible frame for larger groups.
- Engineers designed an expansible bellows to absorb the movement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPANSIBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPANSIBLE
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Common questions about EXPANSIBLE
- Is EXPANSIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPANSIBLE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPANSIBLE worth?
- EXPANSIBLE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPANSIBLE mean?
- Capable of being made larger or spread out.
- What letters can be added to EXPANSIBLE?
- No single letter can be added to EXPANSIBLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXPANSIBLE:
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