APHOLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APHOLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHOLATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHOLATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHOLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apholatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHOLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APHOLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APHOLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APHOLATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A chemical used to sterilise insects so that they cannot breed, especially houseflies.
Apholate was tested as a way to control pest insects without spraying whole areas with poison. It works by interfering with reproduction rather than killing adults at once. It is a specialist word known mostly from pest-control research.
How APHOLATE is used
Used in entomology and pesticide research.
- Researchers fed apholate to flies in a trial to reduce their numbers.
- The report described apholate as a sterilising agent.
- Apholate was less common than newer pest-control chemicals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHOLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHOLATE
1 longer words begin with APHOLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in APHOLATE
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Common questions about APHOLATE
- Is APHOLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHOLATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHOLATE worth?
- APHOLATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHOLATE mean?
- A chemical used to sterilise insects so that they cannot breed, especially houseflies.
- What letters can be added to APHOLATE?
- APHOLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APHOLATE:
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