Is EXPLOIT valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is EXPLOIT worth?

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

What letters can be added to EXPLOIT?

EXPLOIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

EXPLOIT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. EXPLOIT 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.

e1x8p3l1o1i1t1

PlayableEXPLOIT · 7 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept EXPLOIT?

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: 58 / 100

58WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.29

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful EXPLOIT is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EXPLOIT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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

How EXPLOIT scores

Scrabble e1x8p3l1o1i1t1 16

Words with Friends e1x8p4l2o1i1t1 18

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
e	1	12
x	1	1
p	1	2
l	1	4
o	1	8
i	1	9
t	1	6

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.

What does EXPLOIT mean in Scrabble?

verb

To make full use of something, or to take unfair advantage of someone.

To exploit a resource means to use it productively, as when a country exploits its coal. To exploit a person is worse, since it means using them for your own gain. As a noun, an exploit is a bold deed, and in computing it is a tool that takes advantage of a flaw.

How EXPLOIT is used

The meaning swings between neutral and critical depending on whether a thing or a person is the object.

Farmers exploit the river for irrigation.
Some employers exploit workers with low pay.
Hackers exploit weaknesses in old software.
The knight told tales of his exploit at sea.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPLOIT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with EXPLOIT

exploits17 exploited19 exploiter18 exploitage20 exploiters19 exploiting20 exploitive22 exploitable22 exploitages21 exploitation21 exploitative24 exploitations22 exploitability28 exploitatively29

14 longer words begin with EXPLOIT.

Shorter words from the letters in EXPLOIT

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Common questions about EXPLOIT

Is EXPLOIT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPLOIT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is EXPLOIT worth?: EXPLOIT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What does EXPLOIT mean?: To make full use of something, or to take unfair advantage of someone.
What letters can be added to EXPLOIT?: EXPLOIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXPLOIT:

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