Is EXTIRPATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTIRPATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTIRPATES mean?
Extirpates is a form of EXTIRPATE.
- 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
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + I (1) + R (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 EXTIRPATES
EXTIRPATES 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.
Anagrams of EXTIRPATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EXTIRPATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sexpartite19
- extirpate18
- expiates17
- preexist17
- pretexts17
- experts16
- expiate16
- expires16
- pretext16
- prexies16
- sexpert16
- apexes15
- expats15
- expert15
- expire15
- praxes15
- praxis15
- pretax15
- prexes15
- retaxes14
- taxites14
- texters14
- expat14
- paxes14
- pixes14
- axites13
- exerts13
- exsert13
- extras13
- sexier13
- sextet13
- taxers13
- taxies13
- taxite13
- texter13
- apex13
- prex13
- axite12
- exert12
- exist12
- exits12
- extra12
- raxes12
- retax12
- rexes12
- sexer12
- sixer12
- sixte12
- taxer12
- taxes12
- taxis12
- texas12
- texts12
- pax12
- pix12
- axes11
- axis11
- exes11
- exit11
- sext11
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