Is EXPEND valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPEND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is EXPEND worth?

EXPEND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to EXPEND?

EXPEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

EXPEND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. EXPEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

e1x8p3e1n1d2

PlayableEXPEND · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 376,279odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept EXPEND?

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: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful EXPEND is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EXPEND

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

expends17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How EXPEND scores

Scrabble e1x8p3e1n1d2 16

Words with Friends e1x8p4e1n2d2 18

Face value of the 6 tiles in EXPEND, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
e	2	12
x	1	1
p	1	2
n	1	6
d	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.

Words starting with EXPEND

expends17 expended19 expender18 expenders19 expending20 expendable22 expendably25 expendables23 expenditure21 expenditures22 expendability28 expendabilities27

12 longer words begin with EXPEND.

Shorter words from the letters in EXPEND

pened8 exed12 deep7 peed7 pend7 neep6 peen6 pene6 deen5 dene5 need5 dex11 xed11 dep6 ped6 nep5 pee5 pen5 dee4 den4 end4 ned4 een3 ene3 nee3 ex9 pe4 de3 ed3 ee2 en2 ne2

Common questions about EXPEND

Is EXPEND valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPEND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is EXPEND worth?: EXPEND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to EXPEND?: EXPEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EXPEND:

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