CULTIVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CULTIVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULTIVATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULTIVATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULTIVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULTIVATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CULTIVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULTIVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CULTIVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to nurture a plant, skill or relationship.
Farmers cultivate soil by ploughing and weeding before they sow. The figurative sense is just as common: people cultivate friendships, good habits or a calm manner through steady effort, and laboratories cultivate cells in a nutrient broth.
How CULTIVATE is used
Used for farming and gardening, and figuratively for developing skills, qualities or contacts.
- The family cultivate vegetables on a small terrace behind the house.
- She worked to cultivate a reputation for honesty.
- Scientists cultivate the cells in a warm nutrient solution.
- It takes patience to cultivate a sense of calm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULTIVATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULTIVATE
2 longer words begin with CULTIVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CULTIVATE
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Common questions about CULTIVATE
- Is CULTIVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULTIVATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULTIVATE worth?
- CULTIVATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULTIVATE mean?
- To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to nurture a plant, skill or relationship.
- What letters can be added to CULTIVATE?
- CULTIVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CULTIVATE:
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