EDENTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EDENTATE 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 EDENTATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDENTATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDENTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
edentatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EDENTATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EDENTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EDENTATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EDENTATE
- EDENTATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EDENTATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mammal with few or no teeth, such as an anteater, sloth or armadillo.
Zoologists once grouped these animals together as the Edentata, and an edentate is any member of that group. Most are native to the Americas. The name is slightly misleading because armadillos and sloths do have some teeth.
How EDENTATE is used
Zoological term; also an adjective meaning toothless, as in an edentate jaw.
- The giant anteater is a well-known edentate.
- Fossils show that an extinct edentate once reached the size of an elephant.
- Biologists studied the diet of each edentate in the forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDENTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDENTATE
The 8 tiles of EDENTATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EDENTATE
1 longer words begin with EDENTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EDENTATE
Showing 40 of 93. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about EDENTATE
- Is EDENTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDENTATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDENTATE worth?
- EDENTATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDENTATE mean?
- A mammal with few or no teeth, such as an anteater, sloth or armadillo.
- What letters can be added to EDENTATE?
- EDENTATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EDENTATE:
Open EDENTATE in the Word Finder