EXPATIATOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPATIATOR 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPATIATOR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPATIATOR is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPATIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPATIATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXPATIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPATIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with EXPATIATOR
2 longer words begin with EXPATIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPATIATOR
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Common questions about EXPATIATOR
- Is EXPATIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPATIATOR is not in it.
- How many points is EXPATIATOR worth?
- EXPATIATOR is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPATIATOR?
- EXPATIATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXPATIATOR:
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