EXPENSE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. EXPENSE 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.

Which word lists accept EXPENSE?

Word power: 64 / 100

Our own measure of how useful EXPENSE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EXPENSE

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

How EXPENSE scores

Face value of the 7 tiles in EXPENSE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,516 thousand.

What stands out about EXPENSE

• EXPENSE begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with EXPENSE

2 longer words begin with EXPENSE.

Shorter words from the letters in EXPENSE

Common questions about EXPENSE

Is EXPENSE valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is EXPENSE worth?

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

What letters can be added to EXPENSE?

EXPENSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.