BIRTHRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BIRTHRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRTHRATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRTHRATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRTHRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
birthratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRTHRATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIRTHRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRTHRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIRTHRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The number of live births per thousand people in a population over a year.
Demographers watch the birthrate to understand whether a country is growing, shrinking or ageing. It is often compared with the death rate, and politicians discuss it when planning schools, pensions and housing.
How BIRTHRATE is used
Used in statistics, economics and news about population change.
- The country's birthrate has fallen steadily for twenty years.
- A low birthrate means fewer young workers in the future.
- Government policies aim to raise the birthrate in rural areas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRTHRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIRTHRATE
1 longer words begin with BIRTHRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRTHRATE
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Common questions about BIRTHRATE
- Is BIRTHRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRTHRATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRTHRATE worth?
- BIRTHRATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRTHRATE mean?
- The number of live births per thousand people in a population over a year.
- What letters can be added to BIRTHRATE?
- BIRTHRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIRTHRATE:
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