Is EXPECTORATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPECTORATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPECTORATED mean?
Expectorated is a form of EXPECTORATE.
- verb
clear out the chest and lungs
“This drug expectorates quickly”
- verb
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 24 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 EXPECTORATED
EXPECTORATED 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 EXPECTORATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expectorate22
- excerpted21
- excepted20
- expected20
- coexerted19
- execrated19
- extracted19
- pretexted19
- expecter19
- excreted18
- experted18
- exported18
- excerpt18
- exocarp18
- execrate17
- exacted17
- exapted17
- except17
- expect17
- extorted16
- coexert16
- exacter16
- exactor16
- excreta16
- excrete16
- extract16
- pretext16
- coaxed16
- exceed16
- exedrae15
- exerted15
- retaxed15
- coaxer15
- cortex15
- expert15
- export15
- oxcart15
- pretax15
- codex15
- coxed15
- poxed15
- deprecate14
- protected14
- dexter14
- dextro14
- exedra14
- texted14
- carex14
- coxae14
- exact14
- expat14
- carpeted13
- preacted13
- extort13
- texter13
- detox13
- raxed13
- redox13
- taxed13
- apex13
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