expensive: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 21 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of expensive
adj
Having a high price or cost.
Taking a lot of system time or resources.
Example: an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm
Having a high economy rate.
- obsolete
Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Listed forms: expencive.
Source: Wiktionary — expensive.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is expensive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of expensive
E(1) + X(8) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + S(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 21 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of expensive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from expensive
86 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in expensive. Showing up to 24, longest first.