ADULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ADULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULATE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULATE
Front hooks — 1
radulateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADULATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ADULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does ADULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To praise someone far too much, often in a servile way.
The act is aimed at winning favour, so it suggests insincerity as well as excess. The related noun adulation names the praise itself, and the adjective flattering is milder. To adulate is worse than to admire, because the praise is excessive.
How ADULATE is used
Adulate suggests fawning praise given to someone powerful or famous.
- Courtiers would adulate the king at every meal.
- Fans adulate the singer wherever she goes.
- It is unwise to adulate a leader without question.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADULATE
2 longer words begin with ADULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULATE
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Common questions about ADULATE
- Is ADULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULATE worth?
- ADULATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULATE mean?
- To praise someone far too much, often in a servile way.
- What letters can be added to ADULATE?
- ADULATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ADULATE:
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