DEPURATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEPURATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPURATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPURATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPURATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPURATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEPURATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPURATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPURATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To free something from impurities; to cleanse or purify it.
Chemists once used depurate for clearing a liquid of sediment or foul matter. In older medicine the word covered cleansing the blood, and today it appears mainly in historical or very formal prose.
How DEPURATE is used
Depurate is a rare, old-fashioned alternative to purify.
- The apothecary tried to depurate the syrup through fine linen.
- Ancient texts describe ways to depurate river water before drinking.
- He believed a fast would depurate the body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPURATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEPURATE
The 8 tiles of DEPURATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEPURATE
2 longer words begin with DEPURATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPURATE
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Common questions about DEPURATE
- Is DEPURATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPURATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPURATE worth?
- DEPURATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPURATE mean?
- To free something from impurities; to cleanse or purify it.
- What letters can be added to DEPURATE?
- DEPURATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEPURATE:
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