extraordinaire
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 14
/ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
Definition of extraordinaire
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable, postpositional)Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
See all 3 definitions Show less
adj
- (not-comparable, postpositional)Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
-
(not-comparable, postpositional)(of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.
“He was a dancer extraordinaire.”
“Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.”
“there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls.”
noun
-
(uncountable)Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.
“"The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.
Words you can make from extraordinaire
200+ playable · top: DEXTRINE (16 pts)
Best play dextrine 16 points11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
9 words8-letter words
40 words- TRIOXIDE 16 pts
- ANOREXIA 15 pts
- EXERTION 15 pts
- EXTERIOR 15 pts
- INTERREX 15 pts
- ADROITER 9 pts
- ANTIDORA 9 pts
- AROINTED 9 pts
- DAINTIER 9 pts
- DERATION 9 pts
- DETAINER 9 pts
- DREARIER 9 pts
- ERADIATE 9 pts
- IDEATION 9 pts
- INTERRED 9 pts
- IODINATE 9 pts
- NARRATED 9 pts
- ORDAINER 9 pts
- ORDINATE 9 pts
- ORIENTED 9 pts
- RADIATOR 9 pts
- RATIONED 9 pts
- REORDAIN 9 pts
- RETAINED 9 pts
- RETARDER 9 pts
- RETINOID 9 pts
- TAENIOID 9 pts
- TORRIDER 9 pts
- TRENDIER 9 pts
- AERATION 8 pts
- ANTERIOR 8 pts
- INERTIAE 8 pts
- INTERIOR 8 pts
- NARRATER 8 pts
- NARRATOR 8 pts
- ORIENTER 8 pts
- ORNERIER 8 pts
- REORIENT 8 pts
- RETAINER 8 pts
- TERRARIA 8 pts
7-letter words
75 words- DEXTRAN 15 pts
- DEXTRIN 15 pts
- DIOXANE 15 pts
- EDITRIX 15 pts
- EXORDIA 15 pts
- INDEXER 15 pts
- OXIDANT 15 pts
- OXIDATE 15 pts
- REINDEX 15 pts
- RETAXED 15 pts
- TRIOXID 15 pts
- ORATRIX 14 pts
- ADORNER 8 pts
- AERADIO 8 pts
- AERATED 8 pts
- AIRDATE 8 pts
- ANEARED 8 pts
- ANEROID 8 pts
- ANTIRED 8 pts
- ARANEID 8 pts
- DENARII 8 pts
- DERNIER 8 pts
- DETRAIN 8 pts
- DIATRON 8 pts
- DINITRO 8 pts
- DIORITE 8 pts
- DIRTIER 8 pts
- DRAINER 8 pts
- DREARER 8 pts
- EDITION 8 pts
- ERODENT 8 pts
- INDITER 8 pts
- INEDITA 8 pts
- NERDIER 8 pts
- NITRIDE 8 pts
- ORDERER 8 pts
- RADIANT 8 pts
- RADIATE 8 pts
- RANDIER 8 pts
- READIER 8 pts
- READORN 8 pts
- REORDER 8 pts
- RETIRED 8 pts
- RETREAD 8 pts
- RETRIED 8 pts
- TARDIER 8 pts
- TARRIED 8 pts
- TIARAED 8 pts
- TIREDER 8 pts
- TRAINED 8 pts
- TREADER 8 pts
- AERATOR 7 pts
- ANTIAIR 7 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- INERTIA 7 pts
- IRONIER 7 pts
- NARRATE 7 pts
- NITERIE 7 pts
- ONERIER 7 pts
- RAINIER 7 pts
- REINTER 7 pts
- RENTIER 7 pts
- RETINAE 7 pts
- RETIRER 7 pts
- RETRAIN 7 pts
- TAENIAE 7 pts
- TARRIER 7 pts
- TEARIER 7 pts
- TERRAIN 7 pts
- TERRANE 7 pts
- TERRIER 7 pts
- TERRINE 7 pts
- TERROIR 7 pts
- TRAINEE 7 pts
- TRAINER 7 pts
6-letter words
71 words- ADNEXA 14 pts
- DEXTER 14 pts
- DEXTRO 14 pts
- DIOXAN 14 pts
- DIOXIN 14 pts
- EXEDRA 14 pts
- EXITED 14 pts
- EXTEND 14 pts
- ANOXIA 13 pts
- EXTERN 13 pts
- ADNATE 7 pts
- ADORER 7 pts
- ADROIT 7 pts
- AEDINE 7 pts
- AERIED 7 pts
- AIRTED 7 pts
- ANTEED 7 pts
- ARDENT 7 pts
- ARIDER 7 pts
- ATONED 7 pts
- DARNER 7 pts
- DARTER 7 pts
- DEARER 7 pts
- DEARIE 7 pts
- DENARI 7 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DENOTE 7 pts
- DERATE 7 pts
- DETAIN 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- DINERO 7 pts
- DONAIR 7 pts
- DONATE 7 pts
- DOTIER 7 pts
- DRONER 7 pts
- EARNED 7 pts
- EDITOR 7 pts
- ENDEAR 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
- ERRAND 7 pts
- IDEATE 7 pts
- INDITE 7 pts
- INROAD 7 pts
- IODATE 7 pts
- IODINE 7 pts
- IRONED 7 pts
- NEARED 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- NIDATE 7 pts
- NITRID 7 pts
- AERATE 6 pts
- AERIER 6 pts
- AIRIER 6 pts
- ANTIAR 6 pts
- AORTAE 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ARRANT 6 pts
- ARREAR 6 pts
- ARTIER 6 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- EARNER 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ERRANT 6 pts
- ERRATA 6 pts
- ETRIER 6 pts
- IRATER 6 pts
- IRONER 6 pts
- NEARER 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
Find your best play with extraordinaire
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes extraordinaire, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.