BIFURCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BIFURCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFURCATE?
| 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 BIFURCATE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFURCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIFURCATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIFURCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFURCATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIFURCATE
- All 9 letters of BIFURCATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIFURCATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To divide or fork into two branches or parts.
Rivers, roads and blood vessels can bifurcate, with one path splitting into two that lead in different directions. The word is also used for ideas, groups or plans that break into two separate strands.
How BIFURCATE is used
Used in science, geography and formal writing; the adjective form describes something already forked.
- The road begins to bifurcate just past the old mill.
- The artery will bifurcate into two smaller vessels.
- The debate threatened to bifurcate the party into rival camps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFURCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFURCATE
2 longer words begin with BIFURCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFURCATE
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Common questions about BIFURCATE
- Is BIFURCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFURCATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFURCATE worth?
- BIFURCATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFURCATE mean?
- To divide or fork into two branches or parts.
- What letters can be added to BIFURCATE?
- BIFURCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIFURCATE:
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