EXPURGES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXPURGES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
e1x8p3u1r1g2e1s1
Depends on the listEXPURGES · 8 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EXPURGES?
| 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: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful EXPURGES is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPURGES
No single letter turns EXPURGES into another word.
How EXPURGES scores
Scrabble e1x8p3u1r1g2e1s1 18
Words with Friends e1x8p4u2r1g3e1s1 21
Face value of the 8 tiles in EXPURGES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXPURGES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPURGES
expurge17 pugrees10 prexes15 grexes14 pugree9 purges9 repegs9 spurge9 persue8 peruse8 purees8 rupees8 regex13 rexes12 sexer12 xerus12 geeps8 purge8 repeg8 speug8 sprug8 peers7 peres7 perse7 prees7 prese7 puers7 puree7 pures7 purse7 rupee7 speer7 spree7 sprue7 spuer7 super7 upsee7 egers6 geres6 grees6
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Common questions about EXPURGES
- Is EXPURGES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXPURGES is not in it.
- How many points is EXPURGES worth?
- EXPURGES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXPURGES?
- No single letter can be added to EXPURGES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXPURGES:
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