CEREBRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CEREBRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEREBRATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEREBRATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEREBRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEREBRATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CEREBRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEREBRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CEREBRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
humorousformal
To think or use the mind, especially at length.
Cerebrate is a learned, often jokey way of saying think, drawing on the Latin word for brain. It suggests slow deliberate reflection rather than a quick thought.
How CEREBRATE is used
The word cerebrate is rare and often used with a wink.
- He sat by the fire to cerebrate on the problem.
- The professor liked to cerebrate over a cup of tea.
- I need a quiet hour to cerebrate before deciding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEREBRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEREBRATE
2 longer words begin with CEREBRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CEREBRATE
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Common questions about CEREBRATE
- Is CEREBRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEREBRATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEREBRATE worth?
- CEREBRATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEREBRATE mean?
- To think or use the mind, especially at length.
- What letters can be added to CEREBRATE?
- CEREBRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CEREBRATE:
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