DEUTERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEUTERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEUTERATE?
| 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 DEUTERATE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEUTERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEUTERATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEUTERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEUTERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEUTERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To add deuterium to a compound or swap ordinary hydrogen for it.
Chemists deuterate a molecule to label it, so that its path can be followed or its behaviour compared with the normal form. The result is a deuterated compound. The verb belongs to laboratory work and is rarely met elsewhere.
How DEUTERATE is used
Used in chemistry and spectroscopy when hydrogen atoms are replaced by deuterium.
- The team chose to deuterate the solvent before running the scan.
- It is possible to deuterate this molecule at several positions.
- Researchers will deuterate the sample to study how it reacts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEUTERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEUTERATE
2 longer words begin with DEUTERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEUTERATE
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Common questions about DEUTERATE
- Is DEUTERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEUTERATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEUTERATE worth?
- DEUTERATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEUTERATE mean?
- To add deuterium to a compound or swap ordinary hydrogen for it.
- What letters can be added to DEUTERATE?
- DEUTERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEUTERATE:
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