EXPENDITURE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. EXPENDITURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPENDITURE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPENDITURE is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPENDITURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
expendituresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPENDITURE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXPENDITURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPENDITURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPENDITURE
- EXPENDITURE 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 EXPENDITURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The amount of money spent, or the using up of energy, time or other resources.
Budgets list expenditure in one column and income in another, and governments track public expenditure each year. In science the word also covers energy used by the body.
How EXPENDITURE is used
Used in finance, government and science.
- Government expenditure rose sharply last year.
- The household cut its monthly expenditure on food.
- Running a marathon demands a huge expenditure of energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPENDITURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPENDITURE
1 longer words begin with EXPENDITURE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPENDITURE
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Common questions about EXPENDITURE
- Is EXPENDITURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPENDITURE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPENDITURE worth?
- EXPENDITURE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPENDITURE mean?
- The amount of money spent, or the using up of energy, time or other resources.
- What letters can be added to EXPENDITURE?
- EXPENDITURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXPENDITURE:
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