EXPRESSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPRESSNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXPRESSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPRESSNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPRESSNESS
No single letter turns EXPRESSNESS into another word.
How EXPRESSNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXPRESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPRESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXPRESSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in EXPRESSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with EXPRESSNESS
1 longer words begin with EXPRESSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPRESSNESS
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Common questions about EXPRESSNESS
- Is EXPRESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPRESSNESS is not in it.
- How many points is EXPRESSNESS worth?
- EXPRESSNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPRESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to EXPRESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXPRESSNESS:
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