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Is exploit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word exploit is a Scrabble US word. The word exploit is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is exploit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word exploit is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is exploit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word exploit is a Words With Friends word. The word exploit is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

EXPLOIT,

6-letter words (2 found)

PIOLET,POLITE,

5-letter words (8 found)

EXTOL,IXTLE,LOIPE,OXLIP,PILOT,PIXEL,TELOI,TOILE,

4-letter words (27 found)

EXIT,EXPO,ILEX,LEPT,LIPE,LIPO,LITE,LOPE,LOTE,LOTI,OLPE,PELT,PIET,PILE,PLEX,PLIE,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,POTE,TEIL,TILE,TOIL,TOLE,TOPE,TOPI,

3-letter words (33 found)

ELT,EXO,LEI,LEP,LET,LEX,LIE,LIP,LIT,LOP,LOT,LOX,OIL,OLE,OPE,OPT,PEL,PET,PIE,PIT,PIX,POI,POL,POT,POX,TEL,TEX,TIE,TIL,TIP,TIX,TOE,TOP,

2-letter words (18 found)

EL,ET,EX,IO,IT,LI,LO,OE,OI,OP,OX,PE,PI,PO,TE,TI,TO,XI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 90 words from exploit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of exploit

exploit

Etymology

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Pronunciation

  • (noun) enPR: ĕks'ploit, IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
  • (verb) enPR: ĭksploit', IPA(key): /ɪksˈplɔɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪt

Noun

exploit (plural exploits)

  1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  2. An achievement.
  3. (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
  4. (by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

exploit (third-person singular simple present exploits, present participle exploiting, simple past and past participle exploited)

  1. (transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
    Synonyms: take advantage of, use, utilize
  2. (transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.
    Coordinate terms: take advantage of, abuse, misuse

Translations

Anagrams

  • Polexit

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Alternative forms

  • exploot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛksˈploːt/

Noun

exploit n (plural exploiten, diminutive exploitje n)

  1. (law) A legal document which proves that another document has been handed over to a certain person.
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: eksploit

Etymology 2

From English exploit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɔi̯t/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits, diminutive exploitje n)

  1. (computing) exploit

French

Etymology

Deverbal from exploiter. Corresponds with Old French espleit; cf. Latin explicitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.splwa/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

  1. exploit, feat
    Synonym: performance

Related terms

  • exploitable
  • exploitant
  • exploitation
  • exploiter
  • exploiteur

Descendants

  • → Italian: exploit

Further reading

  • “exploit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French exploit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekˈsplwa/**
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

exploit m (invariable)

  1. exploit, feat
    Synonyms: impresa, performance, prestazione

References

Further reading

  • exploit in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Middle French

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

  1. use; usage

Related terms

  • exploiter

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English exploit.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eks.ˈplɔjt͡ʃ/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

  1. (computer security) exploit (security vulnerability in a computer system)

Source: wiktionary.org