AGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGATE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does AGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, banded variety of quartz valued as a semi-precious stone and used in jewelry and decorative carving.
Agate forms inside volcanic rock cavities as mineral-rich water deposits layer after layer of silica, which is why a cut and polished agate often shows rings or wavy bands of different colors. Jewelers and collectors prize agate for these natural patterns, which range from simple stripes to intricate, almost picture-like scenes inside the stone. Beyond jewelry, agate has historically been shaped into small tools, seals, and even the marbles children used in traditional games.
How AGATE is used
Common in geology and jewelry-making, and informally for the small glass or stone marbles used in games.
- She wore a pendant carved from polished agate.
- The museum displayed a slice of agate showing perfect concentric bands.
- Collectors search riverbeds for rough pieces of agate.
- His grandfather kept a jar of old agate marbles from childhood.
- The craftsman cut and polished the agate into a smooth cabochon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGATE
3 longer words begin with AGATE.
Words ending in AGATE
5 words end in AGATE. Useful as a back hook: play AGATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AGATE inside
11 words contain AGATE in the middle. Words that start with AGATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AGATE
Common questions about AGATE
- Is AGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGATE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGATE worth?
- AGATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGATE mean?
- A hard, banded variety of quartz valued as a semi-precious stone and used in jewelry and decorative carving.
- What letters can be added to AGATE?
- AGATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGATE:
Open AGATE in the Word Finder