COMMEMORATE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. COMMEMORATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMMEMORATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMMEMORATE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMMEMORATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMMEMORATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COMMEMORATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 3 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. COMMEMORATE needs 1 blank tile.
What does COMMEMORATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To honour the memory of a person or event through a ceremony, a monument, or some other deliberate act.
Towns commemorate battles, anniversaries and lost people so that they are not forgotten. The act can be solemn, like a silent minute, or lasting, like a plaque or a stamp. Unlike simply remembering, to commemorate means doing something visible together.
How COMMEMORATE is used
Used for public or formal acts of remembrance, often with an anniversary or a monument.
- The town will commemorate the flood with a service at the old bridge.
- A stamp was issued to commemorate the centenary of the school.
- They commemorate their founder every spring by planting a tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMMEMORATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMMEMORATE
2 longer words begin with COMMEMORATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COMMEMORATE
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Common questions about COMMEMORATE
- Is COMMEMORATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMMEMORATE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMMEMORATE worth?
- COMMEMORATE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMMEMORATE mean?
- To honour the memory of a person or event through a ceremony, a monument, or some other deliberate act.
- What letters can be added to COMMEMORATE?
- COMMEMORATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COMMEMORATE:
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