Is COLLECTORATE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLECTORATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COLLECTORATE worth?

COLLECTORATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COLLECTORATE?

COLLECTORATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

COLLECTORATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. COLLECTORATE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listCOLLECTORATE · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

20points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept COLLECTORATE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.58%

Our own measure of how useful COLLECTORATE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COLLECTORATE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How COLLECTORATE scores

Scrabble c3o1l1l1e1c3t1o1r1a1t1e1 16

Words with Friends c4o1l2l2e1c4t1o1r1a1t1e1 20

Face value of the 12 tiles in COLLECTORATE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
o	2	8
l	2	4
e	2	12
t	2	6
r	1	6
a	1	9

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLECTORATE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with COLLECTORATE

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1 longer words begin with COLLECTORATE.

Shorter words from the letters in COLLECTORATE

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Common questions about COLLECTORATE

Is COLLECTORATE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLECTORATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is COLLECTORATE worth?: COLLECTORATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to COLLECTORATE?: COLLECTORATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COLLECTORATE:

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