DEALATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEALATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEALATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEALATE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEALATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEALATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEALATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does DEALATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Describing an insect, such as an ant or termite, that has lost its wings after its mating flight.
A dealate queen sheds her wings once she has landed and mated, then starts a new colony. The word is also used as a noun for the insect itself.
How DEALATE is used
Technical entomology; dealate is applied to ants and termites.
- The dealate queen dug into the soil.
- Entomologists collected a dealate female from the nest.
- A dealate termite no longer flies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEALATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEALATE
2 longer words begin with DEALATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEALATE
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Common questions about DEALATE
- Is DEALATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEALATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEALATE worth?
- DEALATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEALATE mean?
- Describing an insect, such as an ant or termite, that has lost its wings after its mating flight.
- What letters can be added to DEALATE?
- DEALATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEALATE:
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