DOMESTICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DOMESTICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOMESTICATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOMESTICATE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOMESTICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOMESTICATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DOMESTICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOMESTICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOMESTICATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To tame an animal or adapt a plant so that it lives with and serves people.
Humans began to domesticate wolves, wheat and sheep thousands of years ago. The result is a lasting change in the species, not just a single tame creature. The word can also be used jokingly of making someone fond of home life.
How DOMESTICATE is used
Domesticate is used in farming, history, biology and sometimes humour.
- Early farmers learned to domesticate wild grasses.
- It took centuries to domesticate the horse.
- Marriage did little to domesticate him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOMESTICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOMESTICATE
The 11 tiles of DOMESTICATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOMESTICATE
2 longer words begin with DOMESTICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOMESTICATE
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Common questions about DOMESTICATE
- Is DOMESTICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOMESTICATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOMESTICATE worth?
- DOMESTICATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOMESTICATE mean?
- To tame an animal or adapt a plant so that it lives with and serves people.
- What letters can be added to DOMESTICATE?
- DOMESTICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DOMESTICATE:
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