Definition of expletives

"expletives" in the noun sense

1. curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

"expletives were deleted"

2. expletive

a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

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expletives in Scrabble®

The word expletives 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: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters expletives:

EXPLETIVES
(207)
EXPLETIVES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

epistle, evilest, pelites, sextile, steelie, steeple, telexes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word expletives

EXPLETIVES
(207)
EXPLETIVES
(207)
EXPLETIVES
(138)
EXPLETIVES
(138)
EXPLETIVES
(93)
EXPLETIVES
(92)
EXPLETIVES
(92)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(80)
EXPLETIVES
(78)
EXPLETIVES
(75)
EXPLETIVES
(72)
EXPLETIVES
(62)
EXPLETIVES
(62)
EXPLETIVES
(54)
EXPLETIVES
(54)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(52)
EXPLETIVES
(50)
EXPLETIVES
(48)
EXPLETIVES
(48)
EXPLETIVES
(48)
EXPLETIVES
(48)
EXPLETIVES
(46)
EXPLETIVES
(46)
EXPLETIVES
(44)
EXPLETIVES
(44)
EXPLETIVES
(42)
EXPLETIVES
(35)
EXPLETIVES
(35)
EXPLETIVES
(32)
EXPLETIVES
(30)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(27)
EXPLETIVES
(27)
EXPLETIVES
(25)
EXPLETIVES
(25)

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

EXPLETIVES
(207)
EXPLETIVES
(207)
EXPLETIVES
(138)
EXPLETIVES
(138)
SEXTILE
(116 = 66 + 50)
TELEXES
(116 = 66 + 50)
TELEXES
(110 = 60 + 50)
SEXTILE
(110 = 60 + 50)
TELEXES
(106 = 56 + 50)
SEXTILE
(106 = 56 + 50)
SEXTILE
(96 = 46 + 50)
TELEXES
(96 = 46 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEXTILE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TELEXES
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(93)
SEXTILE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TELEXES
(92 = 42 + 50)
EVILEST
(92 = 42 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(92)
EXPLETIVES
(92)
EVILEST
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EXPLETIVES
(88)
EVILEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPISTLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STEEPLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STEEPLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPISTLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
SEXTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EVILEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STEEPLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(80)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PELITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
STEELIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVILEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(78)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
PELITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
EPISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
STEEPLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
STEEPLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PELITES
(76 = 26 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(75)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITES
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
PELITES
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEEPLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EPISTLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SEXTILE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TELEXES
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SEXTILE
(73 = 23 + 50)
TELEXES
(73 = 23 + 50)
SEXTILE
(73 = 23 + 50)
TELEXES
(73 = 23 + 50)
PELITES
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITES
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPISTLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
VEXILS
(72)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITES
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITES
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEEPLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPISTLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPISTLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EXPLETIVES
(72)
STEEPLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEEPLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
PELITES
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEEPLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPISTLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EPISTLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEELIE
(71 = 21 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
PELITES
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STEEPLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EPISTLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
PIXELS
(69)
EXPELS
(69)
STEEPLE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEEPLE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
PELITES
(68 = 18 + 50)

expletives in Words With Friends™

The word expletives 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: 25

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

EXPLETIVES
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

epistle, evilest, pelites, sextile, steelie, steeple, telexes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word expletives

EXPLETIVES
(279)
EXPLETIVES
(261)
EXPLETIVES
(174)
EXPLETIVES
(162)
EXPLETIVES
(135)
EXPLETIVES
(132)
EXPLETIVES
(120)
EXPLETIVES
(116)
EXPLETIVES
(111)
EXPLETIVES
(105)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
EXPLETIVES
(100)
EXPLETIVES
(100)
EXPLETIVES
(87)
EXPLETIVES
(86)
EXPLETIVES
(86)
EXPLETIVES
(70)
EXPLETIVES
(66)
EXPLETIVES
(58)
EXPLETIVES
(58)
EXPLETIVES
(58)
EXPLETIVES
(58)
EXPLETIVES
(50)
EXPLETIVES
(50)
EXPLETIVES
(50)
EXPLETIVES
(50)
EXPLETIVES
(40)
EXPLETIVES
(39)
EXPLETIVES
(39)
EXPLETIVES
(38)
EXPLETIVES
(35)
EXPLETIVES
(34)
EXPLETIVES
(31)
EXPLETIVES
(31)
EXPLETIVES
(30)
EXPLETIVES
(29)
EXPLETIVES
(29)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(28)
EXPLETIVES
(27)
EXPLETIVES
(27)

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

EXPLETIVES
(279)
EXPLETIVES
(261)
EXPLETIVES
(174)
EXPLETIVES
(162)
EXPLETIVES
(135)
SEXTILE
(134 = 99 + 35)
TELEXES
(134 = 99 + 35)
VEXILS
(132)
EXPLETIVES
(132)
PIXELS
(123)
EXPLETIVES
(120)
EXPLETIVES
(116)
EVILEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXPLETIVES
(111)
EXPLETIVES
(105)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
EXPLETIVES
(104)
PELITES
(104 = 69 + 35)
VEXILS
(102)
EVILEST
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPLETIVES
(100)
EXPLETIVES
(100)
PIXELS
(99)
EXPELS
(99)
TELEXES
(98 = 63 + 35)
STEEPLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEXTILE
(98 = 63 + 35)
EPISTLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEXTILE
(97 = 62 + 35)
TELEXES
(97 = 62 + 35)
EXPEL
(96)
TEXELS
(96)
ELIXES
(96)
SEXTILE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTILE
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTILE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTILE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TELEXES
(92 = 57 + 35)
TELEXES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEXTILE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PELITES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEXTILE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EPISTLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TEXELS
(90)
EXILES
(90)
ELIXES
(90)
EVILEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
EXILE
(87)
TELEX
(87)
EXPLETIVES
(87)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
STEEPLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EPISTLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXPLETIVES
(86)
EXPLETIVES
(86)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
ELIX
(84)
EXITS
(84)
VEXILS
(84)
EXIST
(84)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELEXES
(81 = 46 + 35)
EXPELS
(81)
VEXIL
(81)
SEXTILE
(81 = 46 + 35)
PELITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPISTLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PELITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
STEEPLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPISTLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
STEEPLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPISTLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PELITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
STEEPLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EPISTLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
STEEPLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
STEEPLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
EVILEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPISTLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EPISTLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
STEEPLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
PELITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
VEXES
(78)
PELVIS
(78)
PELVIS
(78)
STEELIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
LEVEES
(75)
EXPELS
(75)
PIXELS
(75)
LEVIES
(75)
VILEST
(75)
PEEVES
(75)
EPISTLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPISTLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
PELITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
STEEPLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPISTLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
STEEPLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
STEEPLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
PELITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
PELITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
PELITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
PELITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
STEEPLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPISTLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
STEEPLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
EPISTLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
PELITES
(73 = 38 + 35)
TELEXES
(73 = 38 + 35)
STEEPLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
SEXTILE
(73 = 38 + 35)
VEXILS
(72)
PELVIS
(72)
PIXEL
(72)
VEXILS
(72)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
EXPLETIVES
(70)
TELEXES
(70 = 35 + 35)
EVILEST
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
PEEVES
(69)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
PEEVES
(69)
SEXTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTILE
(68 = 33 + 35)
PIXELS
(68)
TELEXES
(68 = 33 + 35)
VEXIL
(68)
SEXTILE
(68 = 33 + 35)
EXPELS
(68)
PIXELS
(68)
EXPELS
(68)
SEXTILE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SEXTILE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELEXES
(67 = 32 + 35)
SEXTILE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELEXES
(67 = 32 + 35)
SEXTILE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELEXES
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELEXES
(67 = 32 + 35)
VEXILS
(66)
PEEVE
(66)
PELITE
(66)
EXPLETIVES
(66)
PELVIS
(66)
VEXILS
(66)
EXPELS
(66)
TELEXES
(65 = 30 + 35)
TELEXES
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
SEXTILE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEEPLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
EPISTLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEEPLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITES
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PELITES
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
TELEXES
(65 = 30 + 35)
EPISTLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
TELEXES
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)

Words containing the sequence expletives

Words that start with expletives (1 word)

Words with expletives in them (1 word)

Words that end with expletives (1 word)

Word Growth involving expletives

Shorter words in expletives

ex expletive

let expletive

Longer words containing expletives

(No longer words found)