COPULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COPULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COPULATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COPULATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COPULATE
Front hooks — 1
scopulateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COPULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COPULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COPULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COPULATE
- All 8 letters of COPULATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COPULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To engage in sexual intercourse.
Biologists and doctors use copulate as a neutral term for mating, especially in animals. It is clinical in tone, unlike the many slang words for the same act.
How COPULATE is used
Typical of scientific and medical writing.
- The frogs copulate in shallow water after the rains.
- Researchers observed the birds copulate near the nest.
- Many insects copulate only once in their lifetime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COPULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COPULATE
The 8 tiles of COPULATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COPULATE
2 longer words begin with COPULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COPULATE
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Common questions about COPULATE
- Is COPULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COPULATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COPULATE worth?
- COPULATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COPULATE mean?
- To engage in sexual intercourse.
- What letters can be added to COPULATE?
- COPULATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COPULATE:
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