Is EXPENSIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPENSIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPENSIVENESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being high-priced
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
13
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 25 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 EXPENSIVENESS
EXPENSIVENESS 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 EXPENSIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expensive21
- expenses17
- pensiveness16
- expense16
- vixens16
- sexiness15
- vexes15
- vixen15
- pixes14
- evennesses13
- exines13
- vex13
- pensive12
- veepees12
- vespine12
- exine12
- nixes12
- sexes12
- sixes12
- pix12
- evenness11
- peeves11
- veepee11
- exes11
- nixe11
- venenes10
- venines10
- peeve10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- xis10
- penises9
- pennies9
- pensees9
- pinenes9
- speises9
- spenses9
- envies9
- nieves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- venene9
- venine9
- venins9
- spiv9
- veep9
- ex9
- xi9
- espies8
- peises8
- pennes8
- pennis8
- pensee8
- pinene8
- pisses8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
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