ANIMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANIMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMATE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANIMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does ANIMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give life, energy or the appearance of movement to something.
Storytellers say a spirit can animate a statue, while film artists animate drawings so they seem to move. The verb is pronounced differently from the adjective meaning alive.
How ANIMATE is used
Animate is used for bringing characters, objects or discussions to life.
- Artists animate the drawings frame by frame.
- A lively debate began to animate the dull meeting.
- The legend says magic could animate the clay figure.
- Software can animate a simple shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANIMATE
The 7 tiles of ANIMATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANIMATE
10 longer words begin with ANIMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMATE
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Common questions about ANIMATE
- Is ANIMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMATE worth?
- ANIMATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMATE mean?
- To give life, energy or the appearance of movement to something.
- What letters can be added to ANIMATE?
- ANIMATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANIMATE:
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