ADULTERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ADULTERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULTERATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTERATE is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADULTERATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ADULTERATE, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADULTERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something worse or impure by mixing in a foreign or inferior substance.
Merchants who adulterate goods are cheating buyers by stretching a valuable product with filler. The verb is most at home in talk of milk, wine, spices and medicines. Figuratively it can describe a pure idea spoiled by additions.
How ADULTERATE is used
The verb adulterate is used for secretly debasing food, drink, drugs or other goods.
- Dishonest sellers would adulterate the saffron with dyed fibres.
- It is illegal to adulterate wine with sugar water.
- Critics say that remixes adulterate the original recording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULTERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADULTERATE
2 longer words begin with ADULTERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTERATE
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Common questions about ADULTERATE
- Is ADULTERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULTERATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULTERATE worth?
- ADULTERATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULTERATE mean?
- To make something worse or impure by mixing in a foreign or inferior substance.
- What letters can be added to ADULTERATE?
- ADULTERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ADULTERATE:
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