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Yes. EXPENSIVELY is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (11 letters, 26 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: adverb
in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her"
EXPENSIVELY (adverb): in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her".
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
EXPENSIVELY scores 26 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×3, I×1, L×1, N×1, P×1, S×1, V×1, X×1, Y×1
EXPENSIVELY has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
EXPENSIVELY is a 11-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 11, starts with E, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "EXPENSIVELY — in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her"" (26 Scrabble points).
EXPENSIVELY is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is EXPENSIVELY a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
EXPENSIVELY (adverb): in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her".
In standard Scrabble scoring, EXPENSIVELY totals 26 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. EXPENSIVELY includes premium tiles (X), which can swing tight games when you cover a double- or triple-letter square.
EXPENSIVELY is 11 letters long, begins with E, ends with Y, and sorts to the alphagram EEEILNPSVXY. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so EXPENSIVELY is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 7 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 11-letter entries, EXPENSIVELY ranks by raw score (26 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZICALLY, QUIZZACIOUS, UNQUIZZABLE, UNQUIZZICAL; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, EXPENSIVELY carries 4 vowels and 7 consonants. High-value letters (X) make EXPENSIVELY attractive when you can land a multiplier — but harder to play from a mixed rack. Hooks on E or Y are common study angles; browse words starting with E and words ending with Y to rehearse parallel sets.
EXPENSIVELY is a 11-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 11, starts with E, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 11-letter entries like EXPENSIVELY frequently cross shorter words; knowing that EXPENSIVELY contains E, I, L, N, P, S, V, X, Y helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as e?????????y to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside EXPENSIVELY include XP, EX, IV — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: E, X, P, N, S, I, V, L, Y. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble expensively directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 26 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat EXPENSIVELY as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "EXPENSIVELY — in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her"" (26 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.