EXPANSIBLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPANSIBLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPANSIBLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPANSIBLY is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPANSIBLY
No single letter turns EXPANSIBLY into another word.
How EXPANSIBLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXPANSIBLY, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPANSIBLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPANSIBLY
- All 10 letters of EXPANSIBLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EXPANSIBLY
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Common questions about EXPANSIBLY
- Is EXPANSIBLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPANSIBLY is not in it.
- How many points is EXPANSIBLY worth?
- EXPANSIBLY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPANSIBLY?
- No single letter can be added to EXPANSIBLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXPANSIBLY:
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