Is EXTINGUISHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTINGUISHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTINGUISHER mean?
- noun
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (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 EXTINGUISHER
Single letters that turn EXTINGUISHER 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 EXTINGUISHER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- extinguish21
- exserting17
- hexing17
- exerting16
- existing16
- hexers16
- intersex15
- unsexier15
- exigent15
- exiting15
- sexting15
- hexer15
- hexes15
- sixth15
- etherising14
- externs14
- rexines14
- sixteen14
- sexing14
- hungriest13
- theurgies13
- exerts13
- exeunt13
- exines13
- exsert13
- extern13
- nixies13
- rexine13
- sexier13
- unisex13
- exing13
- hex13
- eighties12
- greenish12
- greenths12
- heisting12
- nighties12
- rehinges12
- righties12
- seething12
- sheering12
- sheeting12
- shirting12
- thingies12
- tigerish12
- ushering12
- exert12
- exine12
- exist12
- exits12
- nexts12
- nexus12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- rexes12
- sexer12
- sixer12
- sixte12
- tuxes12
- unsex12
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