Is EXTIRPATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTIRPATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTIRPATE mean?
- verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
“the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
- verb
pull up by or as if by the roots
“uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
- verb
surgically remove (an organ)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + I (1) + R (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 18 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 EXTIRPATE
Single letters that turn EXTIRPATE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from EXTIRPATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expiate16
- pretext16
- expert15
- expire15
- pretax15
- expat14
- taxite13
- texter13
- apex13
- prex13
- axite12
- exert12
- extra12
- retax12
- taxer12
- pax12
- pix12
- exit11
- taxi11
- text11
- axe10
- rax10
- rex10
- tax10
- tix10
- partite9
- peatier9
- pettier9
- ax9
- ex9
- xi9
- epater8
- pattee8
- patter8
- pattie8
- pereia8
- petite8
- petter8
- pirate8
- pratie8
- repeat8
- retape8
- ariette7
- iterate7
- apter7
- atrip7
- etape7
- pater7
- peart7
- perea7
- peter7
- petit7
- petti7
- pieta7
- pitta7
- prate7
- taper7
- tapir7
- trapt7
- tripe7
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