EXPECTATIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPECTATIVES 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPECTATIVES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPECTATIVES is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPECTATIVES
No single letter turns EXPECTATIVES into another word.
How EXPECTATIVES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in EXPECTATIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPECTATIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPECTATIVES
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Common questions about EXPECTATIVES
- Is EXPECTATIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPECTATIVES is not in it.
- How many points is EXPECTATIVES worth?
- EXPECTATIVES is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPECTATIVES?
- No single letter can be added to EXPECTATIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of EXPECTATIVES:
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