EXPAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EXPAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPAT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPAT is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
expatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EXPAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does EXPAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who lives outside their native country, especially for an extended period.
An expat has left their home country to live and often work abroad, while usually keeping ties and citizenship with the country they came from. The word is a shortened, informal version of expatriate and is common in everyday speech about people working or retiring overseas. It is generally used of someone living abroad by choice rather than someone forced to flee.
How EXPAT is used
Informal and common in everyday speech; the fuller form expatriate is preferred in formal writing.
- Many expats live in that coastal town.
- He became an expat after taking a job in Singapore.
- The bar was popular with local expats.
- She joined an expat community soon after arriving.
- Their expat neighbours had lived abroad for a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPAT
19 longer words begin with EXPAT.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPAT
Common questions about EXPAT
- Is EXPAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPAT worth?
- EXPAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPAT mean?
- A person who lives outside their native country, especially for an extended period.
- What letters can be added to EXPAT?
- EXPAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EXPAT:
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