DELAMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DELAMINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELAMINATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELAMINATE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELAMINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELAMINATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DELAMINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELAMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DELAMINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To separate into thin layers, or to cause a layered material to come apart that way.
Delaminate is the engineer and craftsman word for plywood, composites, paint or coatings that peel apart between their layers. It usually signals a failed bond, not a deliberate cut.
How DELAMINATE is used
Delaminate is a technical term from manufacturing, construction and materials science.
- Cheap plywood will delaminate when it gets wet.
- The wing panel began to delaminate under repeated stress.
- Poor glue caused the veneer to delaminate within a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELAMINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELAMINATE
2 longer words begin with DELAMINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DELAMINATE
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Common questions about DELAMINATE
- Is DELAMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELAMINATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELAMINATE worth?
- DELAMINATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELAMINATE mean?
- To separate into thin layers, or to cause a layered material to come apart that way.
- What letters can be added to DELAMINATE?
- DELAMINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DELAMINATE:
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