DILATATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DILATATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATATE
No single letter turns DILATATE into another word.
How DILATATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILATATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILATATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Widened or spread out; expanded.
Dilatate is a rare form that turns up mostly in botanical and anatomical descriptions. It describes a part that has been broadened, as opposed to one that is narrow. Everyday English prefers the word dilated.
How DILATATE is used
Almost only in technical description of a dilatate structure.
- The leaf has a dilatate base where it joins the stem.
- A dilatate margin gives the shell its flared look.
- The description called the tip dilatate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATATE
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Common questions about DILATATE
- Is DILATATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATATE worth?
- DILATATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATATE mean?
- Widened or spread out; expanded.
- What letters can be added to DILATATE?
- No single letter can be added to DILATATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILATATE:
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