CAPOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CAPOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPOTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPOTE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
capotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPOTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAPOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does CAPOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A long, heavy hooded coat or cloak, worn in the past by soldiers, travellers and trappers.
The word came into English from French and was used for the thick coat that kept out wind and snow. Frontier traders in North America often wore a capote made from a blanket, and military greatcoats of this kind were common in nineteenth-century armies. In Spanish bullfighting, the same word names a cape.
How CAPOTE is used
Historical and literary; met in accounts of frontier life and old military dress.
- He pulled the hood of his capote over his ears.
- A blanket capote kept the trapper warm all winter.
- The sentry stood in a grey capote at the gate.
- She sewed a new capote from heavy wool.
- The old capote hung beside the door, still stiff with frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPOTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAPOTE
The 6 tiles of CAPOTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAPOTE
1 longer words begin with CAPOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPOTE
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Common questions about CAPOTE
- Is CAPOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPOTE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPOTE worth?
- CAPOTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPOTE mean?
- A long, heavy hooded coat or cloak, worn in the past by soldiers, travellers and trappers.
- What letters can be added to CAPOTE?
- CAPOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAPOTE:
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