EXPO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EXPO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXPO?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful EXPO is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exposChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EXPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does EXPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large public exhibition.
Expo is clipped from exposition and became a proper name for the world fairs after 1958. The general sense followed afterwards, which reverses the way most clippings spread through a language.
How EXPO is used
Countable: an expo, two expos.
- The expo filled two halls and half a car park.
- The word expo is clipped from exposition.
- A world expo is held every few years by agreement.
- Two expos in the same city in one month.
- Expo became a proper name before it became a common noun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPO
Showing 24 of 69 words that begin with EXPO.
Words with EXPO inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain EXPO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EXPO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPO
Common questions about EXPO
- Is EXPO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPO worth?
- EXPO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPO mean?
- A large public exhibition.
- What letters can be added to EXPO?
- EXPO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EXPO:
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