EXPECTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPECTINGS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPECTINGS?
| 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 EXPECTINGS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPECTINGS
No single letter turns EXPECTINGS into another word.
How EXPECTINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXPECTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPECTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPECTINGS
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Common questions about EXPECTINGS
- Is EXPECTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPECTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is EXPECTINGS worth?
- EXPECTINGS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPECTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to EXPECTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXPECTINGS:
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