EXPENSIVELY is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. EXPENSIVELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
e1x8p3e1n1s1i1v4e1l1y4
PlayableEXPENSIVELY · 11 letters · 26 pts Scrabble · 29 pts WWF
26points in Scrabble
29points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EXPENSIVELY?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.36
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful EXPENSIVELY is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPENSIVELY
No single letter turns EXPENSIVELY into another word.
How EXPENSIVELY scores
Scrabble e1x8p3e1n1s1i1v4e1l1y4 26
Words with Friends e1x8p4e1n2s1i1v5e1l2y3 29
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXPENSIVELY, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPENSIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPENSIVELY
expensive21 pensively17 eyelines11 vixenly20 xylenes17 expense16 snively13 sylvine13 pensive12 spleeny12 vespine12 elevens10 eyeline10 yeelins10 pensile9 lienees7 pyxies18 lynxes16 sexily16 silvex16 vexils16 vixens16 xylene16 expels15 pixels15 plexes15 exiles13 exines13 ilexes13 evenly12 sylvin12 veneys12 vinyls12 peeves11 pelves11 pelvis11 sleepy11 eevens9 eleven9 enleve9
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Common questions about EXPENSIVELY
- Is EXPENSIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPENSIVELY, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPENSIVELY worth?
- EXPENSIVELY is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPENSIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to EXPENSIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXPENSIVELY:
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