EXTENUATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. EXTENUATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTENUATORY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTENUATORY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTENUATORY
No single letter turns EXTENUATORY into another word.
How EXTENUATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXTENUATORY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTENUATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXTENUATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving to lessen the apparent seriousness of a fault or offence by offering partial excuses.
An extenuatory circumstance does not erase blame; it only softens how harshly a deed is judged. Lawyers reach for extenuatory facts when pleading for a lighter penalty.
How EXTENUATORY is used
Extenuatory is a formal word used mostly in legal or moral argument about guilt.
- The judge listed several extenuatory factors before passing a shorter sentence.
- His extenuatory remarks did little to calm the angry committee.
- She offered an extenuatory explanation for missing the deadline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTENUATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTENUATORY
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Common questions about EXTENUATORY
- Is EXTENUATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTENUATORY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTENUATORY worth?
- EXTENUATORY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTENUATORY mean?
- Serving to lessen the apparent seriousness of a fault or offence by offering partial excuses.
- What letters can be added to EXTENUATORY?
- No single letter can be added to EXTENUATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXTENUATORY:
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