EXTENUATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EXTENUATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTENUATOR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTENUATOR is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTENUATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXTENUATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXTENUATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTENUATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXTENUATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareformal
A person who makes a fault or offence seem less serious by offering excuses.
An extenuator argues that there were mitigating circumstances, softening the blame placed on someone. The word is rare because most speakers describe the same role as an apologist or a defender.
How EXTENUATOR is used
Rare and formal, mostly in legal or moral writing.
- The lawyer acted as an extenuator, pointing to the defendant's youth.
- He became an extenuator of his friend's mistakes.
- A gentle extenuator was needed after the quarrel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTENUATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXTENUATOR
2 longer words begin with EXTENUATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTENUATOR
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Common questions about EXTENUATOR
- Is EXTENUATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTENUATOR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTENUATOR worth?
- EXTENUATOR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTENUATOR mean?
- A person who makes a fault or offence seem less serious by offering excuses.
- What letters can be added to EXTENUATOR?
- EXTENUATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXTENUATOR:
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