CHELATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHELATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHELATE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHELATE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHELATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHELATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHELATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does CHELATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound in which one molecule grips a metal ion at two or more points, like the claw of a crab.
The name comes from a Greek word for claw, and the metal sits in the grip of the surrounding molecule. A chelate holds the metal tightly, so it is useful in medicine to remove toxic metals and in farming to feed plants iron. Even blood contains one, since heme is a chelate of iron.
How CHELATE is used
A chemistry word; it can also be used as a verb meaning to form such a compound.
- The iron chelate in the fertilizer helps plants stay green.
- Doctors used a chelate to draw lead out of the patient's blood.
- Each chelate in the series binds the metal ion differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHELATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHELATE
2 longer words begin with CHELATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHELATE
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Common questions about CHELATE
- Is CHELATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHELATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHELATE worth?
- CHELATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHELATE mean?
- A compound in which one molecule grips a metal ion at two or more points, like the claw of a crab.
- What letters can be added to CHELATE?
- CHELATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHELATE:
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