EXTERNE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EXTERNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTERNE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTERNE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTERNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
externesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXTERNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXTERNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,859.
What stands out about EXTERNE
- EXTERNE 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 EXTERNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A doctor or medical student who attends a hospital and works there but does not live in it.
An externe often cared for outpatients who came in for treatment and then went home. The word is the counterpart of interne, who lived in the hospital. It is used mainly in older medical writing and in discussion of French hospitals.
How EXTERNE is used
A medical term for a non-resident hospital doctor or student.
- The externe saw patients in the morning clinic.
- As an externe, she lived in town and walked to the ward.
- Every externe had to attend the weekly rounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTERNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXTERNE
1 longer words begin with EXTERNE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTERNE
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Common questions about EXTERNE
- Is EXTERNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTERNE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTERNE worth?
- EXTERNE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTERNE mean?
- A doctor or medical student who attends a hospital and works there but does not live in it.
- What letters can be added to EXTERNE?
- EXTERNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXTERNE:
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