Is EXPANSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPANSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPANSES mean?
Expanses is a form of EXPANSE.
- noun
a wide scope
“the sweep of the plains”
- noun
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
“the area of a rectangle”
- noun
a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EXPANSES
EXPANSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EXPANSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expanse16
- apexes15
- paxes14
- apex13
- saxes12
- sexes12
- pax12
- axes11
- exes11
- axe10
- sax10
- sex10
- ax9
- ex9
- aspens8
- passee8
- peasen8
- peases8
- sneaps8
- speans8
- spense8
- apses7
- aspen7
- napes7
- neaps7
- neeps7
- panes7
- pases7
- passe7
- peans7
- pease7
- peens7
- penes7
- seeps7
- snaps7
- sneap7
- spaes7
- spans7
- spean7
- apes6
- apse6
- asps6
- nape6
- naps6
- neap6
- neep6
- pane6
- pans6
- pase6
- pass6
- pean6
- peas6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- saps6
- seep6
- seps6
- snap6
- spae6
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