Is EXPURGATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXPURGATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXPURGATIONS mean?
Expurgations is a form of EXPURGATION.
- noun
the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 EXPURGATIONS
EXPURGATIONS 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 EXPURGATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expurgation21
- extropians19
- exporting19
- autosexing18
- expiators18
- extropian18
- exposing18
- surtaxing17
- expiator17
- supertax17
- extrusion16
- geotaxis16
- retaxing16
- aruspex16
- exports16
- exposit16
- poxiest16
- proxies16
- xenopus16
- poxing16
- sexting15
- auspex15
- expats15
- export15
- poxier15
- praxes15
- praxis15
- pretax15
- sexpot15
- antisex14
- anxious14
- sextain14
- toxines14
- raxing14
- sexing14
- taxing14
- expat14
- expos14
- paxes14
- pixes14
- poxes14
- purgations13
- supergiant13
- auxins13
- axions13
- axites13
- axones13
- extras13
- ixoras13
- oxters13
- rouxes13
- sextan13
- sexton13
- storax13
- surtax13
- taxers13
- taxies13
- taxons13
- toxine13
- toxins13
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