ADAPT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ADAPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADAPT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADAPT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADAPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adaptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADAPT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ADAPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does ADAPT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make or become suitable for a new use, purpose, or set of conditions.
Adapt covers both change that a person makes deliberately, such as adapting a novel for the screen, and change that happens naturally, as when a species adapts to a new environment over generations. In everyday use, people adapt to new jobs, cities, or routines by adjusting their habits and expectations. The word comes from the Latin adaptare, to fit to, and shares its root with adjective and adaptation.
How ADAPT is used
Very common in both everyday and technical writing, from adapting to change to adapting a book into a film.
- The team had to adapt quickly to the new schedule.
- Filmmakers decided to adapt the novel for television.
- Desert plants adapt to survive with very little water.
- She struggled to adapt to life in a new country.
- Engineers adapted the design for a smaller engine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADAPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADAPT
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with ADAPT.
Words ending in ADAPT
3 words end in ADAPT. Useful as a back hook: play ADAPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ADAPT inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain ADAPT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ADAPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ADAPT
Common questions about ADAPT
- Is ADAPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADAPT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADAPT worth?
- ADAPT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADAPT mean?
- To make or become suitable for a new use, purpose, or set of conditions.
- What letters can be added to ADAPT?
- ADAPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ADAPT:
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