EXPIRY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXPIRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPIRY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPIRY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPIRY
No single letter turns EXPIRY into another word.
How EXPIRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EXPIRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does EXPIRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The end of a period during which something is valid.
Passports, coupons, licences and contracts all carry an expiry date. A dramatic older sense refers to a person's death.
How EXPIRY is used
Chiefly British; North American usage prefers expiration.
- Check the expiry on your passport before booking.
- The milk was past its expiry by two days.
- Upon expiry of the lease, the tenants moved out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPIRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPIRY
Common questions about EXPIRY
- Is EXPIRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPIRY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPIRY worth?
- EXPIRY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPIRY mean?
- The end of a period during which something is valid.
- What letters can be added to EXPIRY?
- No single letter can be added to EXPIRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EXPIRY:
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