CELLMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CELLMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CELLMATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CELLMATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CELLMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cellmatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CELLMATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CELLMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CELLMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CELLMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with whom a prisoner shares a cell.
Prison stories often rely on the cellmate as a source of friendship or conflict, since two people live in very close quarters. The word is used in news reports and in fiction alike.
How CELLMATE is used
Used for fellow prisoners housed together.
- His cellmate taught him to play chess.
- The guard moved a new cellmate into the cramped room.
- She wrote letters for her cellmate who could not read.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CELLMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CELLMATE
1 longer words begin with CELLMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CELLMATE
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Common questions about CELLMATE
- Is CELLMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CELLMATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CELLMATE worth?
- CELLMATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CELLMATE mean?
- A person with whom a prisoner shares a cell.
- What letters can be added to CELLMATE?
- CELLMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CELLMATE:
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