CILIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CILIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CILIATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CILIATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CILIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CILIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CILIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does CILIATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having cilia, which are tiny hair-like projections, on its surface or edge.
A ciliate cell uses its cilia to move or to sweep food and fluid along. Botanists also call a leaf ciliate when its margin carries a fringe of fine hairs.
How CILIATE is used
The word ciliate is used in biology for cells, organisms and leaf edges.
- Under the microscope the ciliate cell swam through the drop of pond water.
- The ciliate margin of the leaf looked like a row of eyelashes.
- A ciliate surface helps the organism move food toward its mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CILIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CILIATE
3 longer words begin with CILIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CILIATE
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Common questions about CILIATE
- Is CILIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CILIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CILIATE worth?
- CILIATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CILIATE mean?
- Having cilia, which are tiny hair-like projections, on its surface or edge.
- What letters can be added to CILIATE?
- CILIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CILIATE:
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