DESIGNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESIGNATE 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.
d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1e1
PlayableDESIGNATE · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept DESIGNATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.22%
Our own measure of how useful DESIGNATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIGNATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESIGNATE scores
Scrabble d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1e1 11
Words with Friends d2e1s1i1g3n2a1t1e1 13
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESIGNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESIGNATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESIGNATE
2 longer words begin with DESIGNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGNATE
agenised10 endgates10 ingested10 sedating10 signeted10 steading10 steeding10 andesite9 sagenite9 agented9 agisted9 agnised9 dangest9 datings9 edgiest9 endgate9 negated9 nidgets9 sdeigne9 seeding9 stanged9 steding9 stinged9 agenise8 aniseed8 destain8 destine8 detains8 easting8 eatings8 endites8 gainest8 genista8 ideates8 ingates8 ingesta8 instead8 negates8 nidates8 sainted8
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Common questions about DESIGNATE
- Is DESIGNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIGNATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIGNATE worth?
- DESIGNATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESIGNATE?
- DESIGNATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESIGNATE:
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