Is EXTENSILE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTENSILE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTENSILE mean?
- adjective
capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
“an extensile tongue”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) = 16 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 EXTENSILE
EXTENSILE 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 EXTENSILE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sextile14
- sixteen14
- telexes14
- exiles13
- exines13
- ilexes13
- ixtles13
- exile12
- exine12
- exist12
- exits12
- ixtle12
- lexes12
- lexis12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- silex12
- sixte12
- telex12
- exes11
- exit11
- ilex11
- next11
- nixe11
- sext11
- lex10
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- tix10
- xis10
- ex9
- xi9
- enlistee8
- selenite8
- eeliest7
- lenites7
- lisente7
- setline7
- steelie7
- stelene7
- tensile7
- elints6
- elites6
- enisle6
- enlist6
- ensile6
- inlets6
- intels6
- lenite6
- listee6
- listen6
- nestle6
- senile6
- silent6
- tenesi6
- tinsel6
- elint5
- elite5
- inlet5
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