AUREATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AUREATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUREATE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUREATE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUREATE
Front hooks — 1
laureateBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AUREATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUREATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What does AUREATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Golden in colour, or elaborately ornate in style.
Aureate can describe a sunset or a statue as easily as a speech. For language it hints at excessive decoration, as in the aureate style of some medieval poets.
How AUREATE is used
Aureate is a literary word for golden things and for flowery writing.
- The aureate light of evening filled the hall.
- Critics mocked his aureate prose.
- An aureate crown rested on the cushion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUREATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUREATE
3 longer words begin with AUREATE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUREATE
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Common questions about AUREATE
- Is AUREATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUREATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUREATE worth?
- AUREATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUREATE mean?
- Golden in colour, or elaborately ornate in style.
- What letters can be added to AUREATE?
- AUREATE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUREATE:
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