Is EXTEROCEPTOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTEROCEPTOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTEROCEPTOR mean?
- noun
any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 23 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 EXTEROCEPTOR
Single letters that turn EXTEROCEPTOR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from EXTEROCEPTOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- excerpter20
- excerptor20
- expecter19
- excerpt18
- excreter17
- exporter17
- reexport17
- except17
- expect17
- coexert16
- excrete16
- pretext16
- extorter15
- cortex15
- expert15
- export15
- protecter13
- protector13
- extort13
- texter13
- exec13
- expo13
- prex13
- preerect12
- receptor12
- exert12
- oxter12
- cox12
- pox12
- creeper11
- porrect11
- proctor11
- protect11
- oxer11
- text11
- corretto10
- potterer10
- cooper10
- copter10
- recept10
- oxo10
- rex10
- erecter9
- erector9
- proette9
- reerect9
- treetop9
- trooper9
- coopt9
- coper9
- creep9
- crepe9
- crept9
- ex9
- ox9
- cooter8
- cotter8
- perter8
- petter8
- poorer8
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