EXTENUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXTENUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTENUATE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTENUATE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTENUATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXTENUATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXTENUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTENUATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXTENUATE
- EXTENUATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXTENUATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make a fault or offence seem less serious by offering a partial excuse.
Lawyers extenuate a crime by pointing to circumstances such as provocation or hardship. The word does not clear anyone of guilt; it only lowers the weight of it. It is mostly seen in the phrase "extenuating circumstances".
How EXTENUATE is used
Used in legal and moral discussion, most often as extenuating circumstances.
- Nothing could extenuate such a deliberate betrayal.
- The defence tried to extenuate the offence by citing his youth.
- Poverty may extenuate theft but it does not excuse it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTENUATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXTENUATE
2 longer words begin with EXTENUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTENUATE
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Common questions about EXTENUATE
- Is EXTENUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTENUATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTENUATE worth?
- EXTENUATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTENUATE mean?
- To make a fault or offence seem less serious by offering a partial excuse.
- What letters can be added to EXTENUATE?
- EXTENUATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXTENUATE:
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