CREMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CREMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREMATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREMATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CREMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does CREMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral.
Families may choose to cremate a loved one instead of burying them, and the ashes are then kept or scattered. The act takes place in a crematorium. The noun for the process is cremation.
How CREMATE is used
Used in funeral and legal contexts, usually about people or pets.
- They decided to cremate him and scatter the ashes at sea.
- It is now common to cremate rather than bury.
- The vet offered to cremate the family dog.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CREMATE
The 7 tiles of CREMATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CREMATE
2 longer words begin with CREMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CREMATE
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Common questions about CREMATE
- Is CREMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREMATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREMATE worth?
- CREMATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREMATE mean?
- To burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral.
- What letters can be added to CREMATE?
- CREMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CREMATE:
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