Is EXPECTORATOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPECTORATOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPECTORATOR mean?
- noun
a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
- noun
a medicine promoting expectoration
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
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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) + O (1) + R (1) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 EXPECTORATOR
Single letters that turn EXPECTORATOR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from EXPECTORATOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- excerptor20
- execrator18
- extractor18
- excerpt18
- exocarp18
- exporter17
- reexport17
- except17
- expect17
- coexert16
- exacter16
- exactor16
- excreta16
- extract16
- pretext16
- extorter15
- coaxer15
- cortex15
- expert15
- export15
- oxcart15
- pretax15
- carex14
- coxae14
- exact14
- expat14
- carrottop13
- cooperate13
- corporate13
- procreate13
- protecter13
- protector13
- extort13
- texter13
- apex13
- coax13
- coxa13
- exec13
- expo13
- prex13
- protract12
- recarpet12
- receptor12
- exert12
- extra12
- oxter12
- retax12
- taxer12
- cox12
- pax12
- pox12
- rectorate11
- caperer11
- carport11
- corpora11
- pectate11
- porrect11
- prerace11
- proctor11
- protect11
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