Is EXTORTIONISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTORTIONISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTORTIONISTS mean?
Extortionists is a form of EXTORTIONIST.
- noun
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 20 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 EXTORTIONISTS
EXTORTIONISTS 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 EXTORTIONISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- extortionist19
- sextortions18
- extortions17
- sextortion17
- extortion16
- extorts14
- sextons14
- sixties14
- toxines14
- xerosis14
- exists13
- extort13
- nixies13
- oxters13
- sexist13
- sexton13
- sextos13
- sixers13
- sixtes13
- toxine13
- toxins13
- exist12
- exits12
- exons12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- oxers12
- oxter12
- sexto12
- sexts12
- sixer12
- sixes12
- sixte12
- texts12
- toxin12
- exit11
- exon11
- next11
- nixe11
- oxen11
- oxer11
- oxes11
- sext11
- text11
- sonorities10
- sortitions10
- torosities10
- troostites10
- nix10
- oxo10
- rex10
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- tix10
- xis10
- rootiness9
- rootsiest9
- snittiest9
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