AERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AERATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AERATE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AERATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AERATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,936.
What does AERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To expose to the action of air, or to supply with air or gas.
Gardeners aerate soil by piercing it so that air and water can reach plant roots more easily, and drink makers aerate liquids by forcing gas into them to create bubbles. In both cases the point is the same: air needs a way into a substance that would otherwise stay dense and closed. The verb is common in gardening, cooking and water treatment writing.
How AERATE is used
A common verb across gardening, food preparation and environmental contexts.
- She used a fork to aerate the potted soil before watering it.
- The machine can aerate a whole lawn in an afternoon.
- Bakers aerate batter by whisking air into it.
- Water treatment plants aerate the tanks to help bacteria break down waste.
- He likes to aerate red wine by pouring it through a special funnel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AERATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AERATE
2 longer words begin with AERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in AERATE
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Common questions about AERATE
- Is AERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AERATE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AERATE worth?
- AERATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AERATE mean?
- To expose to the action of air, or to supply with air or gas.
- What letters can be added to AERATE?
- AERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AERATE:
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