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?
| 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: 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
Front hooks — 0
None.
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
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
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
What does EXPENSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The money spent on something, or a thing that costs money.
Expense can mean one cost, like a train ticket, or the general burden of paying for something. The phrase at the expense of means that one thing is harmed for the benefit of another.
How EXPENSE is used
Common in business, accounting and daily life; it is also used as a verb for charging a cost to an account.
- The trip was a great expense for the family.
- Keep every receipt so you can claim the expense.
- He finished the project at the expense of his health.
- Travel is the largest expense in the budget.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPENSE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does EXPENSE mean?
- The money spent on something, or a thing that costs money.
- What letters can be added to EXPENSE?
- EXPENSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXPENSE:
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