Is EXPENSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPENSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPENSED mean?
Expensed is a form of EXPENSE.
- noun
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- noun
a detriment or sacrifice
“at the expense of”
- noun
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
“he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting”
- verb
reduce the estimated value of something
“For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 EXPENSED
EXPENSED 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 EXPENSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expends17
- expense16
- expend16
- desex13
- dexes13
- sexed13
- exed12
- exes11
- dex11
- xed11
- deepens10
- sex10
- deepen9
- peened9
- seeped9
- ex9
- pensee8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- pends8
- speed8
- spend8
- epees7
- neeps7
- peens7
- penes7
- deep7
- deps7
- peds7
- peed7
- pend7
- sped7
- denes6
- dense6
- needs6
- epee6
- neep6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- seep6
- dep6
- ped6
- dees5
- dene5
- dens5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- pee5
- pen5
- pes5
- esne4
- seen4
- sene4
- dee4
- den4
- eds4
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