CASTRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CASTRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CASTRATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CASTRATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CASTRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CASTRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CASTRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CASTRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CASTRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove the testicles of a male animal or person.
Farmers castrate young animals to make them calmer and easier to manage. In a figurative sense the verb means to take away the power or strength of something, and it can also mean to edit a text by cutting parts out.
How CASTRATE is used
Castrate is a clinical or farming term, and it is also used figuratively for weakening something.
- The vet will castrate the young bull next week.
- Critics said the new rules would castrate the committee.
- It is common to castrate male cats to prevent fighting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CASTRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CASTRATE
The 8 tiles of CASTRATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CASTRATE
4 longer words begin with CASTRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CASTRATE
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Common questions about CASTRATE
- Is CASTRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CASTRATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CASTRATE worth?
- CASTRATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CASTRATE mean?
- To remove the testicles of a male animal or person.
- What letters can be added to CASTRATE?
- CASTRATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CASTRATE:
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