ANTICIPATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANTICIPATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTICIPATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTICIPATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTICIPATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTICIPATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTICIPATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTICIPATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTICIPATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To expect something and prepare for it, or to act before something happens.
A good chess player must anticipate the opponent's next move, and a good manager tries to see problems coming. The verb goes further than simply expecting, because it suggests taking some step in advance.
How ANTICIPATE is used
Common in business, sport and everyday speech, followed by a noun or a gerund.
- We anticipate heavy traffic on the bridge this evening.
- Good drivers anticipate the mistakes of others.
- The airline did not anticipate such a large number of delays.
- It is hard to anticipate how the market will react.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTICIPATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTICIPATE
2 longer words begin with ANTICIPATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTICIPATE
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Common questions about ANTICIPATE
- Is ANTICIPATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTICIPATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTICIPATE worth?
- ANTICIPATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTICIPATE mean?
- To expect something and prepare for it, or to act before something happens.
- What letters can be added to ANTICIPATE?
- ANTICIPATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTICIPATE:
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