DILATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DILATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATE?
| 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 DILATE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DILATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about DILATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DILATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something wider, larger, or more open.
Dilate describes a change from narrower to wider, most often used for the pupils of the eyes, blood vessels, or an opening in the body, but it also applies to speech, in the sense of speaking or writing about a subject at length. In medicine, doctors dilate the cervix or the pupils to examine or treat a patient. The verb can be either transitive, as in dilate the pupils, or intransitive, as in the pupils dilate.
How DILATE is used
Common in medical and scientific writing, and also used in general English for opening up or expanding gradually.
- Bright light makes the pupils contract, while darkness makes them dilate.
- The doctor used drops to dilate her eyes before the exam.
- Fear can dilate the pupils just as quickly as darkness does.
- He tends to dilate on his favorite subject whenever he gets the chance.
- The blood vessels dilate to allow more blood to flow through them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DILATE
The 6 tiles of DILATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DILATE
4 longer words begin with DILATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATE
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Common questions about DILATE
- Is DILATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATE worth?
- DILATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATE mean?
- To make something wider, larger, or more open.
- What letters can be added to DILATE?
- DILATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DILATE:
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