EXPATRIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. EXPATRIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPATRIATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPATRIATE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPATRIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPATRIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXPATRIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPATRIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPATRIATE
- EXPATRIATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXPATRIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who lives outside their native country.
An expatriate is often someone posted abroad for work, who keeps the passport of the home country. The word also exists as a verb meaning to banish or to leave one's homeland for good, and it is often shortened to expat.
How EXPATRIATE is used
Common in talk about people working or retiring abroad.
- The expatriate community held a dinner every spring.
- She is a British expatriate living in Spain.
- Many an expatriate misses the food of home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPATRIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPATRIATE
2 longer words begin with EXPATRIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPATRIATE
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Common questions about EXPATRIATE
- Is EXPATRIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPATRIATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPATRIATE worth?
- EXPATRIATE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPATRIATE mean?
- A person who lives outside their native country.
- What letters can be added to EXPATRIATE?
- EXPATRIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXPATRIATE:
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