BINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BINATE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BINATE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BINATE
No single letter turns BINATE into another word.
How BINATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What does BINATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Growing or arranged in a pair, especially of two leaflets attached at the same point on a leaf stalk.
A binate leaf is compound but stops at exactly two leaflets, unlike a ternate leaf that has three or a pinnate leaf that has many arranged along a central stem. Botanists reach for binate when they need one precise word instead of describing the arrangement each time, and the term applies just as often to paired flower parts or paired cells as to leaves. The word comes from the Latin root for two, the same root that gives binary and binocular their sense of pairing. Wood sorrel and several palms are commonly cited examples of plants with binate foliage.
How BINATE is used
A technical botanical term, used mainly in plant description rather than everyday speech.
- The field guide described the plant's leaves as binate, each stalk ending in exactly two leaflets.
- Under the hand lens, the binate arrangement of the leaflets was easy to confirm.
- She noted the binate foliage as a quick way to separate the species from its three-leaflet relative.
- Palm specialists often mention binate leaves when a frond splits into only two segments.
- The botanist explained that binate leaves are less common than pinnate ones in the collection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BINATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BINATE
1 longer words begin with BINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BINATE
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Common questions about BINATE
- Is BINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BINATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BINATE worth?
- BINATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BINATE mean?
- Growing or arranged in a pair, especially of two leaflets attached at the same point on a leaf stalk.
- What letters can be added to BINATE?
- No single letter can be added to BINATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BINATE:
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