Definition of expedition

"expedition" in the noun sense

1. expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

2. expedition

an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

"an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

3. expedition

a journey organized for a particular purpose

4. excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

a journey taken for pleasure

"many summer excursions to the shore"

"it was merely a pleasure trip"

"after cautious sashays into the field"

5. dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness

the property of being prompt and efficient

"it was done with dispatch"

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Quotations for expedition

Zeal without knowledge is like expedition to a man in the dark. [ Newton ]

expedition in Scrabble®

The word expedition is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters expedition:

EXPEDITION
(189)
EXPEDITION
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

dietine, doxepin, edition, epidote, epoxide, epoxied, pentode, pointed

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word expedition

EXPEDITION
(189)
EXPEDITION
(189)
EXPEDITION
(126)
EXPEDITION
(126)
EXPEDITION
(88)
EXPEDITION
(87)
EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
(50)
EXPEDITION
(48)
EXPEDITION
(48)
EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
(46)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(42)
EXPEDITION
(42)
EXPEDITION
(42)
EXPEDITION
(40)
EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
(40)
EXPEDITION
(30)
EXPEDITION
(30)
EXPEDITION
(28)
EXPEDITION
(28)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(25)
EXPEDITION
(24)
EXPEDITION
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EXPEDITION
(23)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In expedition

EXPEDITION
(189)
EXPEDITION
(189)
EXPEDITION
(126)
EXPEDITION
(126)
EPOXIED
(125 = 75 + 50)
EPOXIED
(125 = 75 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(125 = 75 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(125 = 75 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(125 = 75 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(118 = 68 + 50)
EPOXIED
(118 = 68 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(118 = 68 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(116 = 66 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(110 = 60 + 50)
EPOXIED
(110 = 60 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(110 = 60 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(107 = 57 + 50)
EPOXIED
(107 = 57 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(107 = 57 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIED
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIED
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOXIED
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(101 = 51 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(101 = 51 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(100 = 50 + 50)
EPOXIED
(96 = 46 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(96 = 46 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(96 = 46 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPOXIED
(90 = 40 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(90 = 40 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(90 = 40 + 50)
PENTODE
(90 = 40 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(90 = 40 + 50)
POINTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
EPOXIED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PENTODE
(89 = 39 + 50)
POINTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(88 = 38 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(88 = 38 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(88)
EPOXIED
(88 = 38 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(88 = 38 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(87)
EPOXIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPOXIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENTODE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(85 = 35 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(84 = 34 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(84)
EPOXIDE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
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POINTED
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EPIDOTE
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EPIDOTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
EPOXIED
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENTODE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIETINE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EDITION
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(80)
EDITION
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTODE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(80)
EXPEDITION
(80)
EXPEDITION
(80)
DIETINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTODE
(78 = 28 + 50)
POINTED
(78 = 28 + 50)
PENTODE
(78 = 28 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
EPOXIED
(78 = 28 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
EDITION
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DIETINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
EXPEDITION
(76)
EPIDOTE
(76 = 26 + 50)
POINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
EPOXIED
(76 = 26 + 50)
POINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PENTODE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PENTODE
(76 = 26 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
POINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
EPOXIED
(75 = 25 + 50)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 25 + 50)
EPOXIED
(75 = 25 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DIETINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EDITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
EDITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTODE
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTODE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTODE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTODE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTODE
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 23 + 50)
EPOXIED
(73 = 23 + 50)
DIETINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOXEPIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTODE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EXPEND
(72)
POINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPIDOTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTODE
(72 = 22 + 50)

expedition in Words With Friends™

The word expedition is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters expedition:

EXPEDITION
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

dietine, doxepin, edition, epidote, epoxide, epoxied, pentode, pointed

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word expedition

EXPEDITION
(252)
EXPEDITION
(234)
EXPEDITION
(144)
EXPEDITION
(144)
EXPEDITION
(120)
EXPEDITION
(120)
EXPEDITION
(104)
EXPEDITION
(102)
EXPEDITION
(96)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EXPEDITION
(88)
EXPEDITION
(88)
EXPEDITION
(84)
EXPEDITION
(80)
EXPEDITION
(78)
EXPEDITION
(78)
EXPEDITION
(60)
EXPEDITION
(56)
EXPEDITION
(56)
EXPEDITION
(56)
EXPEDITION
(52)
EXPEDITION
(48)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(44)
EXPEDITION
(32)
EXPEDITION
(32)
EXPEDITION
(32)
EXPEDITION
(32)
EXPEDITION
(31)
EXPEDITION
(29)
EXPEDITION
(28)
EXPEDITION
(27)
EXPEDITION
(27)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(26)
EXPEDITION
(25)
EXPEDITION
(24)
EXPEDITION
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In expedition

EXPEDITION
(252)
EXPEDITION
(234)
EPOXIED
(161 = 126 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(161 = 126 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(152 = 117 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(149 = 114 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(144)
EXPEDITION
(144)
EPOXIED
(143 = 108 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(137 = 102 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(137 = 102 + 35)
EPOXIED
(137 = 102 + 35)
EPOXIED
(137 = 102 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(128 = 93 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(120)
EXPEDITION
(120)
EPOXIED
(113 = 78 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(113 = 78 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(111 = 76 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(111 = 76 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(111 = 76 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENTODE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(107 = 72 + 35)
DIOXIN
(105)
DOXEPIN
(105 = 70 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(104 = 69 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(104)
EXPEDITION
(102)
EXPEND
(102)
POINTED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPOXIED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPOXIED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(101 = 66 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(96)
PENTODE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EPOXIED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EPOXIED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(95 = 60 + 35)
POINTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DIOXIN
(93)
EXTEND
(93)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EXPEDITION
(92)
EPIDOTE
(92 = 57 + 35)
INDEX
(90)
EXITED
(90)
PENTODE
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(88)
EXPEDITION
(88)
OXIDE
(87)
EPOXIDE
(87 = 52 + 35)
EPOXIED
(87 = 52 + 35)
DETOX
(87)
EPIDOTE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(84)
EXPEND
(84)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTODE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(81 = 46 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(81 = 46 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(81 = 46 + 35)
EDITION
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EDITION
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EXPEDITION
(80)
DIETINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
DIETINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPOXIED
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPOXIED
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(78 = 43 + 35)
EXPEND
(78)
EXPEDITION
(78)
EXPEDITION
(78)
PENTODE
(77 = 42 + 35)
POINTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
POINTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTODE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTODE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTODE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
POINTED
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIED
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIED
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIED
(75 = 40 + 35)
PENTODE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIED
(75 = 40 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EDITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
DIETINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EDITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(74 = 39 + 35)
DIETINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EDITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
DIETINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EDITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
DIETINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPOXIED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIED
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIED
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
DOXEPIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EPIDOTE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXPEND
(72)
EXPEND
(72)
EXPEND
(72)
POXED
(72)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DIETINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DIETINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
DIETINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EDITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EDITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
EDITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIED
(71 = 36 + 35)
EPOXIDE
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEPONE
(69)
EPOXIED
(69 = 34 + 35)
DIETINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
EDITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
DIETINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
EDITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
EDITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
EDITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
EXPEND
(68)

Words within the letters of expedition

2 letter words in expedition (13 words)

7 letter words in expedition (8 words)

9 letter words in expedition (1 word)

10 letter words in expedition (1 word)

expedition + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence expedition

Words that start with expedition (3 words)

Words with expedition in them (1 word)

Words that end with expedition (1 word)

Word Growth involving expedition

Shorter words in expedition

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Longer words containing expedition

expeditionary

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