EXTRALEGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXTRALEGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTRALEGAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTRALEGAL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTRALEGAL
No single letter turns EXTRALEGAL into another word.
How EXTRALEGAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXTRALEGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTRALEGAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXTRALEGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Happening outside the authority or scope of the law, without being formally allowed or forbidden by it.
Extralegal is not always the same as illegal: it often describes something the courts simply do not regulate, such as informal community justice. Writers also use it for actions that go beyond what legal powers permit.
How EXTRALEGAL is used
Formal, used in law, politics and journalism for actions beyond legal rules.
- The group set up an extralegal system for settling disputes.
- Critics condemned the extralegal detention of the suspects.
- Extralegal pressure kept some small traders quiet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTRALEGAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXTRALEGAL
1 longer words begin with EXTRALEGAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTRALEGAL
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Common questions about EXTRALEGAL
- Is EXTRALEGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTRALEGAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTRALEGAL worth?
- EXTRALEGAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTRALEGAL mean?
- Happening outside the authority or scope of the law, without being formally allowed or forbidden by it.
- What letters can be added to EXTRALEGAL?
- No single letter can be added to EXTRALEGAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXTRALEGAL:
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