Definitions For Expedient
noun
- A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
adjective
- Serving to promote your interest
adjective
- Appropriate to a purpose; practical
verb
- An easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something : an expedient solution
Is Expedient a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21
The word Expedient is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Expedient in a Sentence
- They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
- Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
- The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
- We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.