ANGULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANGULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGULATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGULATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGULATE
Front hooks — 1
mangulateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANGULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANGULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANGULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANGULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To make something angular or bend it so that it forms an angle.
In skiing the word describes leaning the upper body sideways while the legs stay turned the other way. Biologists also use angulate as an adjective for a shape with sharp corners.
How ANGULATE is used
Angulate is used in sport coaching, anatomy and descriptions of shapes.
- Good skiers angulate their hips to keep the edges biting.
- The potter chose to angulate the rim of the bowl.
- You can angulate the wrist slightly to change the stroke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANGULATE
2 longer words begin with ANGULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGULATE
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Common questions about ANGULATE
- Is ANGULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGULATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGULATE worth?
- ANGULATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGULATE mean?
- To make something angular or bend it so that it forms an angle.
- What letters can be added to ANGULATE?
- ANGULATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANGULATE:
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