AREOLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AREOLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AREOLATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AREOLATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AREOLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
areolatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AREOLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AREOLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AREOLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AREOLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Divided into small areas, or areolae.
An areolate surface looks as if it has been split into little patches, like dried mud or the skin of some lichens. Biologists use areolate to describe such a pattern.
How AREOLATE is used
Areolate is used in biology to describe surfaces split into small areas.
- The areolate surface of the lichen cracked into tiny patches.
- Under the lens the leaf appeared areolate.
- An areolate pattern marked the dry riverbed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AREOLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AREOLATE
1 longer words begin with AREOLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in AREOLATE
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Common questions about AREOLATE
- Is AREOLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AREOLATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AREOLATE worth?
- AREOLATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AREOLATE mean?
- Divided into small areas, or areolae.
- What letters can be added to AREOLATE?
- AREOLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AREOLATE:
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