Is INEXPENSIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INEXPENSIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 28 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INEXPENSIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a cheap manner
“a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar”
- adverb
with little expenditure of money
“I bought this car very cheaply”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
28
Scrabble
32
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + X (8) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 28 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 INEXPENSIVELY
INEXPENSIVELY 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 INEXPENSIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- expensively26
- inexpensive23
- expensive21
- sixpenny20
- vixenly20
- pyxies18
- pensively17
- xylenes17
- pyxes17
- pyxie17
- pyxis17
- expense16
- lynxes16
- sexily16
- silvex16
- vexils16
- vixens16
- xylene16
- pixy16
- expels15
- pixels15
- pixies15
- plexes15
- vexes15
- vexil15
- vixen15
- pyx15
- expel14
- pixel14
- pixes14
- pixie14
- lynx14
- nixy14
- sexy14
- sylvine13
- exiles13
- exines13
- ilexes13
- nixies13
- plex13
- vex13
- pensive12
- pinyins12
- spinney12
- spleeny12
- vespine12
- evenly12
- sylvin12
- vinyls12
- exile12
- exine12
- lexes12
- lexis12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- silex12
- pix12
- enlivens11
- peeves11
- pelves11
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