EXURBIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXURBIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXURBIA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXURBIA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXURBIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exurbiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXURBIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXURBIA, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does EXURBIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The region of residential districts that lies beyond the suburbs of a city.
Exurbia is the outer ring where commuters live in large houses amid fields and woods. The word is often used in studies of lifestyle and politics, much as suburbia is.
How EXURBIA is used
Used in journalism and social studies, mostly about American cities.
- Many young families have moved out into exurbia.
- Exurbia sprawls far beyond the last commuter station.
- The novel is set in the leafy exurbia of Connecticut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXURBIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXURBIA
1 longer words begin with EXURBIA.
Shorter words from the letters in EXURBIA
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Common questions about EXURBIA
- Is EXURBIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXURBIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXURBIA worth?
- EXURBIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXURBIA mean?
- The region of residential districts that lies beyond the suburbs of a city.
- What letters can be added to EXURBIA?
- EXURBIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXURBIA:
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