Is EXTEMPORANEOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTEMPORANEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTEMPORANEOUS mean?
- adjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
“his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
14
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (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 EXTEMPORANEOUS
EXTEMPORANEOUS 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 EXTEMPORANEOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- extempore20
- exempts18
- exonerates17
- extraneous17
- axonemes17
- exospore17
- exposure17
- extremes17
- reexpose17
- supertax17
- unexpert17
- exempt17
- mpoxes17
- exonerate16
- aruspex16
- axoneme16
- examens16
- expanse16
- expense16
- experts16
- exports16
- exposer16
- extrema16
- extreme16
- murexes16
- sexpert16
- taxemes16
- xenopus16
- pentamerous15
- extensor15
- externes15
- apexes15
- auspex15
- axemen15
- examen15
- exomes15
- expats15
- expert15
- export15
- expose15
- praxes15
- pretax15
- prexes15
- saxmen15
- sexpot15
- taxeme15
- taxmen15
- mpox15
- treponemas14
- treponemes14
- externe14
- externs14
- reseaux14
- retaxes14
- axmen14
- exams14
- exome14
- expat14
- expos14
- maxes14
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