EXPENSED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXPENSED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
e1x8p3e1n1s1e1d2
PlayableEXPENSED · 8 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EXPENSED?
| 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: 46 / 100
46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.63%
Our own measure of how useful EXPENSED is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPENSED
No single letter turns EXPENSED into another word.
How EXPENSED scores
Scrabble e1x8p3e1n1s1e1d2 18
Words with Friends e1x8p4e1n2s1e1d2 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in EXPENSED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPENSED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPENSED
expends17 expense16 deepens10 expend16 deepen9 peened9 seeped9 pensee8 neesed7 desex13 dexes13 sexed13 deeps8 pedes8 pends8 pened8 speed8 spend8 epees7 neeps7 peens7 penes7 pense7 deens6 denes6 dense6 needs6 sneed6 neese5 exed12 exes11 deep7 deps7 peds7 peed7 pend7 sped7 epee6 neep6 neps6
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Common questions about EXPENSED
- Is EXPENSED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPENSED, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPENSED worth?
- EXPENSED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPENSED?
- No single letter can be added to EXPENSED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXPENSED:
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