COLLIMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COLLIMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLLIMATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLLIMATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLIMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLIMATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLLIMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLIMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLLIMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To make rays of light or particles run exactly parallel, or to align the parts of an optical instrument accurately.
Astronomers must collimate a reflecting telescope after transport, or its image turns soft. Lasers and X-ray devices also need beams that have been collimated so they do not spread.
How COLLIMATE is used
Used in optics, astronomy, and physics for aligning lenses, mirrors, or beams.
- He had to collimate the telescope before the night began.
- A lens will collimate the light from the lamp into a narrow beam.
- Technicians collimate the detector with a small laser.
- It is easy to collimate a well-built binocular.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLLIMATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLLIMATE
2 longer words begin with COLLIMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLIMATE
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Common questions about COLLIMATE
- Is COLLIMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLIMATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLLIMATE worth?
- COLLIMATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLLIMATE mean?
- To make rays of light or particles run exactly parallel, or to align the parts of an optical instrument accurately.
- What letters can be added to COLLIMATE?
- COLLIMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLLIMATE:
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