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.
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
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
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.
What does EXPURGES mean in Scrabble?
EXPURGES is the present-tense form of EXPURGE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPURGES
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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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