EXURBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXURBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXURBAN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXURBAN is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXURBAN
No single letter turns EXURBAN into another word.
How EXURBAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXURBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does EXURBAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Relating to a district beyond the suburbs of a city, often home to wealthy commuters.
An exurban area lies further out than the suburbs, with larger plots and more open land. Planners use exurban when they study how cities spread and how far people will drive to work.
How EXURBAN is used
Used in planning, news and real estate, mainly in the United States.
- They moved to an exurban town forty miles from the city.
- Exurban growth has eaten into the farmland.
- The exurban voters favoured the new road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXURBAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXURBAN
2 longer words begin with EXURBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in EXURBAN
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Common questions about EXURBAN
- Is EXURBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXURBAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXURBAN worth?
- EXURBAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXURBAN mean?
- Relating to a district beyond the suburbs of a city, often home to wealthy commuters.
- What letters can be added to EXURBAN?
- No single letter can be added to EXURBAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXURBAN:
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