ABLEGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABLEGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABLEGATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABLEGATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABLEGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ablegatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABLEGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABLEGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABLEGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABLEGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A papal envoy sent to deliver the insignia of office to a newly appointed cardinal.
An ablegate is a messenger of the Pope rather than a negotiator, which sets the role apart from a legate. The task is ceremonial: carrying the red hat or biretta to a man who cannot collect it in Rome. The term is now met mostly in church history.
How ABLEGATE is used
Ablegate is a specialist term of Catholic ceremony, seldom heard outside historical or religious writing.
- The ablegate travelled to Vienna with the red biretta.
- An ablegate of the Pope handed the new cardinal his insignia.
- Records mention the ablegate who crossed the Alps in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABLEGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABLEGATE
1 longer words begin with ABLEGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABLEGATE
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Common questions about ABLEGATE
- Is ABLEGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABLEGATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABLEGATE worth?
- ABLEGATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABLEGATE mean?
- A papal envoy sent to deliver the insignia of office to a newly appointed cardinal.
- What letters can be added to ABLEGATE?
- ABLEGATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABLEGATE:
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