EXPATIATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPATIATORY 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPATIATORY?
| 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 EXPATIATORY is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPATIATORY
No single letter turns EXPATIATORY into another word.
How EXPATIATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXPATIATORY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPATIATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPATIATORY
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Common questions about EXPATIATORY
- Is EXPATIATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPATIATORY is not in it.
- How many points is EXPATIATORY worth?
- EXPATIATORY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPATIATORY?
- No single letter can be added to EXPATIATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXPATIATORY:
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