EXTREME is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXTREME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXTREME?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXTREME is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXTREME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXTREME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXTREME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,011 thousand.
What stands out about EXTREME
- EXTREME 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 EXTREME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very great in degree, or at the furthest limit; very severe or far from the ordinary.
Extreme describes heat, cold, danger or opinions that go beyond the usual. As a noun it also names either end of a range, as in the extremes of wealth and poverty.
How EXTREME is used
Common in everyday speech, news and sport, as both an adjective and a noun.
- The climbers faced extreme cold near the summit.
- His extreme views alarmed the committee.
- They went to extreme lengths to hide the secret.
- Going from one extreme to the other is rarely wise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXTREME and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXTREME
6 longer words begin with EXTREME.
Shorter words from the letters in EXTREME
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Common questions about EXTREME
- Is EXTREME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXTREME, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXTREME worth?
- EXTREME is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXTREME mean?
- Very great in degree, or at the furthest limit; very severe or far from the ordinary.
- What letters can be added to EXTREME?
- EXTREME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXTREME:
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