Is EXPIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPIATES mean?
Expiates is a form of EXPIATE.
- verb
make amends for
“expiate one's sins”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 EXPIATES
EXPIATES 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 EXPIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expiate16
- apexes15
- expats15
- expat14
- paxes14
- pixes14
- axites13
- taxies13
- apex13
- axite12
- exist12
- exits12
- sixte12
- taxes12
- taxis12
- texas12
- pax12
- pix12
- axes11
- axis11
- exes11
- exit11
- sext11
- taxi11
- axe10
- sax10
- sex10
- six10
- tax10
- tix10
- xis10
- ax9
- ex9
- xi9
- etapes8
- pastie8
- peseta8
- petsai8
- pietas8
- etape7
- paise7
- paste7
- pates7
- pease7
- peats7
- peise7
- pieta7
- piste7
- pitas7
- sepia7
- septa7
- spait7
- spate7
- spite7
- steep7
- stipe7
- tapes7
- tapis7
- tepas7
- apes6
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