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Yes, expand is playable

...and is worth 18 points.

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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Expand" Definition

verb-transitive

Mathematics To write (a quantity) as a sum of terms in an extended form.
To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his remarks afterward.
To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase.
To open (something) up or out; spread out: The bird expanded its wings and flew off.

verb-intransitive

To feel expansive.
To open up or out; unfold: The chair expands to form a day bed.
To speak or write at length or in detail: expand on a favorite topic.

verb

To open up .
To increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of .
To express at length or in greater detail.
To write out in full .
To subject to mathematical .

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