ALUMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALUMINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALUMINATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALUMINATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALUMINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aluminatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALUMINATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALUMINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALUMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALUMINATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical compound formed from aluminium oxide or hydroxide and a base.
An aluminate is a salt in which aluminium sits in the negative part of the compound. Sodium aluminate is the best known and is used in water treatment and paper making. The term belongs to inorganic chemistry.
How ALUMINATE is used
Used in chemistry, often with the metal named first, as in sodium aluminate.
- Sodium aluminate is added to purify the water.
- The mineral is a natural aluminate of magnesium.
- Each aluminate in the list dissolves in strong alkali.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALUMINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALUMINATE
1 longer words begin with ALUMINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALUMINATE
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Common questions about ALUMINATE
- Is ALUMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALUMINATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALUMINATE worth?
- ALUMINATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALUMINATE mean?
- A chemical compound formed from aluminium oxide or hydroxide and a base.
- What letters can be added to ALUMINATE?
- ALUMINATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALUMINATE:
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