Scrabble Word Finder

CULMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. CULMINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

c3u1l1m3i1n1a1t1e1
PlayableCULMINATE · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept CULMINATE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.44
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful CULMINATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CULMINATE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

culminated15 culminates14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CULMINATE scores

Scrabble c3u1l1m3i1n1a1t1e1 13
Words with Friends c4u2l2m4i1n2a1t1e1 18

Face value of the 9 tiles in CULMINATE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
u14
l14
m12
i19
n16
a19
t16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CULMINATE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CULMINATE

culminated15 culminates14

2 longer words begin with CULMINATE.

Shorter words from the letters in CULMINATE

amuletic12 neumatic12 calumet11 climate11 cnemial11 culmina11 emicant11 melanic11 metical11 nematic11 ailment9 aliment9 alumine9 cauline9 cutline9 linecut9 lunatic9 nutmeal9 tunicae9 tunicle9 alunite7 acetum10 acmite10 acumen10 aecium10 almuce10 anemic10 camlet10 centum10 cinema10 culmen10 encalm10 iceman10 macule10 maleic10 malice10 mantic10 metica10 micate10 mucate10

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Common questions about CULMINATE

Is CULMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULMINATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CULMINATE worth?
CULMINATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CULMINATE?
CULMINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CULMINATE:

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