BELATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BELATES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BELATES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELATES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELATES
No single letter turns BELATES into another word.
How BELATES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BELATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does BELATES mean in Scrabble?
BELATES is the present-tense form of BELATE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BELATES
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Common questions about BELATES
- Is BELATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BELATES is not in it.
- How many points is BELATES worth?
- BELATES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELATES?
- No single letter can be added to BELATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BELATES:
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