Is EXPIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPIATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPIATING mean?
Expiating is a form of EXPIATE.
- verb
make amends for
“expiate one's sins”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 EXPIATING
EXPIATING 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 EXPIATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exiting15
- taxiing15
- taxing14
- expat14
- pixie14
- axing13
- exing13
- apex13
- axite12
- nixie12
- xenia12
- pax12
- pix12
- exit11
- ixia11
- next11
- nixe11
- taxi11
- axe10
- nix10
- tax10
- tix10
- pieing9
- taping9
- ax9
- ex9
- xi9
- pantie8
- patine8
- pineta8
- pinite8
- tiepin8
- aping8
- genip8
- piing8
- eating7
- ignite7
- ingate7
- tagine7
- tieing7
- inapt7
- inept7
- paint7
- paten7
- patin7
- piani7
- pieta7
- pinta7
- gape7
- page7
- pang7
- peag7
- ping7
- agent6
- atigi6
- genii6
- giant6
- tinge6
- nape6
- neap6
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