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Is expensive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word expensive is a Scrabble US word. The word expensive is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is expensive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word expensive is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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Is expensive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word expensive is a Words With Friends word. The word expensive is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

EXPENSIVE,

7-letter words (3 found)

EXPENSE,PENSIVE,VESPINE,

6-letter words (9 found)

EEVENS,ENVIES,EXINES,NEIVES,NIEVES,PEEVES,PENIES,PENSEE,VIXENS,

5-letter words (32 found)

EEVEN,EEVNS,EPEES,EVENS,EXIES,EXINE,NEEPS,NEESE,NEIVE,NEVES,NIEVE,NIXES,PEENS,PEEVE,PEINS,PEISE,PENES,PENIE,PENIS,PINES,PIXES,SEINE,SEVEN,SIEVE,SNIPE,SPINE,VEEPS,VEINS,VEXES,VINES,VISNE,VIXEN,

4-letter words (43 found)

EEVN,EINE,ENES,EPEE,ESNE,EVEN,EVES,EXES,NEEP,NEPS,NEVE,NEVI,NIES,NIPS,NIXE,PEEN,PEES,PEIN,PENE,PENI,PENS,PIES,PINE,PINS,PISE,SEEN,SEEP,SENE,SIEN,SINE,SIPE,SNEE,SNIP,SPIE,SPIN,SPIV,VEEP,VEES,VEIN,VIES,VINE,VINS,VISE,

3-letter words (33 found)

EEN,ENE,ENS,EVE,INS,NEE,NEP,NIE,NIP,NIS,NIX,PEE,PEN,PES,PIE,PIN,PIS,PIX,PSI,SEE,SEI,SEN,SEV,SEX,SIN,SIP,SIX,VEE,VEX,VIE,VIN,VIS,XIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

EE,EN,ES,EX,IN,IS,NE,PE,PI,SI,XI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 133 words from expensive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of expensive

expensive

Alternative forms

  • expencive (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin *expēnsīvus, from expendō (“to weigh out (money), to pay out”) (whence English expend). By surface analysis, expense +‎ -ive. In the sense of "high-priced" has largely displaced dear.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, /ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Adjective

expensive (comparative more expensive or (nonstandard or humorous) expensiver, superlative most expensive or (nonstandard or humorous) expensivest)

  1. Having a high price or cost.
    Synonyms: costly, high-priced, pricey, dear; see also Thesaurus:expensive
    Antonyms: cheap, inexpensive, low-priced
  2. (computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.
  3. (obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.

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See also

  • $$$

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Source: wiktionary.org