EXPECTORATE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. EXPECTORATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPECTORATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPECTORATE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPECTORATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPECTORATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXPECTORATE, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPECTORATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPECTORATE
- EXPECTORATE 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 EXPECTORATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To cough up phlegm from the throat or lungs and spit it out.
Doctors use expectorate for clearing mucus from the chest, and may ask a patient to expectorate into a sample cup. In ordinary speech the word is a stiffer, more clinical cousin of spit.
How EXPECTORATE is used
Mostly medical or formal; informal speech prefers spit or cough up.
- The patient was asked to expectorate into a small container.
- He had to expectorate after inhaling the dust.
- Smokers often expectorate in the morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPECTORATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPECTORATE
2 longer words begin with EXPECTORATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPECTORATE
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Common questions about EXPECTORATE
- Is EXPECTORATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPECTORATE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPECTORATE worth?
- EXPECTORATE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPECTORATE mean?
- To cough up phlegm from the throat or lungs and spit it out.
- What letters can be added to EXPECTORATE?
- EXPECTORATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXPECTORATE:
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