EXPANSILE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXPANSILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
e1x8p3a1n1s1i1l1e1
PlayableEXPANSILE · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EXPANSILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful EXPANSILE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPANSILE
No single letter turns EXPANSILE into another word.
How EXPANSILE scores
Scrabble e1x8p3a1n1s1i1l1e1 18
Words with Friends e1x8p4a1n2s1i1l2e1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXPANSILE, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPANSILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPANSILE
- EXPANSILE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EXPANSILE
explains17 alexines15 alepines10 penalise10 sepaline10 expanse16 explain16 salpinx16 alexine14 alexins14 alepine9 alpeens9 alpines9 elapine9 pensile9 pineals9 spaniel9 spelean9 splenia9 sealine7 apexes15 expels15 pixels15 plexes15 alexin13 exiles13 exines13 ilexes13 xenial13 xenias13 alpeen8 alpine8 asleep8 aspine8 elapse8 espial8 laipse8 lapins8 lipase8 panels8
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Common questions about EXPANSILE
- Is EXPANSILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPANSILE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPANSILE worth?
- EXPANSILE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPANSILE?
- No single letter can be added to EXPANSILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXPANSILE:
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