COMMUNICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. COMMUNICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMMUNICATE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMMUNICATE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMMUNICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMMUNICATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COMMUNICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMMUNICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COMMUNICATE
- COMMUNICATE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COMMUNICATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To share or exchange information, ideas or feelings, by speech, writing, gesture or any other means.
To communicate is not only to talk; a smile, a signal flag or a signed form can all do it. The verb also covers passing on a disease or letting heat travel from one body to another. Two rooms are said to communicate when a door joins them.
How COMMUNICATE is used
An everyday verb, used with people, devices, rooms and even illnesses.
- The two friends communicate by letter because the phone line is poor.
- Dolphins communicate with a range of clicks and whistles.
- The kitchen and dining room communicate through a narrow door.
- The virus can communicate from one animal to another through close contact.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMMUNICATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMMUNICATE
4 longer words begin with COMMUNICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COMMUNICATE
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Common questions about COMMUNICATE
- Is COMMUNICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMMUNICATE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMMUNICATE worth?
- COMMUNICATE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMMUNICATE mean?
- To share or exchange information, ideas or feelings, by speech, writing, gesture or any other means.
- What letters can be added to COMMUNICATE?
- COMMUNICATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COMMUNICATE:
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