Is EXPURGATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPURGATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPURGATING mean?
Expurgating is a form of EXPURGATE.
- verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
“bowdlerize a novel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 EXPURGATING
EXPURGATING 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 EXPURGATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retaxing16
- pretax15
- raxing14
- taxing14
- expat14
- pargeting13
- axing13
- exing13
- apex13
- prex13
- uptearing12
- auxin12
- axite12
- extra12
- retax12
- taxer12
- xenia12
- pax12
- pix12
- erupting11
- reputing11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- uprating11
- parging11
- puggier11
- purging11
- eaux11
- exit11
- next11
- nixe11
- taxi11
- parting10
- prating10
- reaping10
- trepang10
- gaping10
- paging10
- axe10
- nix10
- rax10
- rex10
- tax10
- tix10
- tux10
- arguing9
- garigue9
- gearing9
- grating9
- gungier9
- naggier9
- painter9
- pertain9
- petunia9
- puritan9
- repaint9
- guinep9
- parget9
- paring9
- pignut9
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