EXTEMPORARY is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. EXTEMPORARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTEMPORARY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTEMPORARY is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTEMPORARY
No single letter turns EXTEMPORARY into another word.
How EXTEMPORARY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXTEMPORARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTEMPORARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXTEMPORARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Improvised; produced at once in answer to the occasion rather than prepared beforehand.
Extemporary is an uncommon cousin of the standard word extempore. It may also mean made just for the occasion, a sense that suggests something temporary and improvised.
How EXTEMPORARY is used
Extemporary is rare today, found mainly in older or deliberately formal writing about speeches and prayers.
- The vicar delivered an extemporary prayer when the lights failed.
- Their extemporary shelter was little more than a tarp and some rope.
- He gave an extemporary toast with no notes at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTEMPORARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTEMPORARY
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Common questions about EXTEMPORARY
- Is EXTEMPORARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTEMPORARY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTEMPORARY worth?
- EXTEMPORARY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTEMPORARY mean?
- Improvised; produced at once in answer to the occasion rather than prepared beforehand.
- What letters can be added to EXTEMPORARY?
- No single letter can be added to EXTEMPORARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXTEMPORARY:
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