Is EXPEDIENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPEDIENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPEDIENTS mean?
Expedients is a form of EXPEDIENT.
- adjective
serving to promote your interest
“was merciful only when mercy was expedient”
- noun
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- adjective
appropriate to a purpose; practical
“in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 20 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 EXPEDIENTS
EXPEDIENTS 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 EXPEDIENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expedient19
- expedites19
- expedite18
- expensed18
- expends17
- expense16
- expend16
- existed15
- extends15
- indexes15
- sixteen14
- deixes14
- dexies14
- exited14
- extend14
- sexted14
- pixes14
- exines13
- desex13
- dexes13
- dexie13
- index13
- nixed13
- sexed13
- exine12
- exist12
- exits12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- sixte12
- exed12
- pix12
- exes11
- exit11
- next11
- nixe11
- sext11
- dex11
- xed11
- deepens10
- deepest10
- despite10
- dipnets10
- steeped10
- stipend10
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- tix10
- xis10
- neediest9
- epeeist9
- steepen9
- deepen9
- dipnet9
- espied9
- peened9
- peined9
- peised9
- seeped9
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