EXTRANEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EXTRANEOUS 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 EXTRANEOUS?
| 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 EXTRANEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTRANEOUS
No single letter turns EXTRANEOUS into another word.
How EXTRANEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXTRANEOUS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXTRANEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXTRANEOUS
- EXTRANEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with EXTRANEOUS
3 longer words begin with EXTRANEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTRANEOUS
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Common questions about EXTRANEOUS
- Is EXTRANEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTRANEOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTRANEOUS worth?
- EXTRANEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXTRANEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to EXTRANEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXTRANEOUS:
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