DENOMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DENOMINATE 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 DENOMINATE?
| 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 DENOMINATE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENOMINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENOMINATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DENOMINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENOMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENOMINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give a name to something, or to express a sum of money in a stated currency.
Denominate is a formal word for labelling or designating. In finance it is the standard verb for fixing the unit of a loan or contract, as in a bond denominated in euros.
How DENOMINATE is used
Denominate appears in formal writing and especially in finance, often in the passive.
- The treaty will denominate the river as the official border.
- Investors prefer to denominate their loans in a stable currency.
- Early scholars chose to denominate the new species after their patron.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENOMINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DENOMINATE
The 10 tiles of DENOMINATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DENOMINATE
2 longer words begin with DENOMINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DENOMINATE
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Common questions about DENOMINATE
- Is DENOMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENOMINATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENOMINATE worth?
- DENOMINATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENOMINATE mean?
- To give a name to something, or to express a sum of money in a stated currency.
- What letters can be added to DENOMINATE?
- DENOMINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DENOMINATE:
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