ELATE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ELATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELATE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELATE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ELATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What stands out about ELATE
- ELATE 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 ELATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make someone extremely happy, proud or excited.
To elate someone is to lift their spirits sharply, usually because of good news, success or an unexpected honour. The word describes a burst of joy rather than a calm, lasting contentment, so it fits sudden victories, surprises or achievements more than everyday happiness. It is most often met in its past participle form, elated, describing the resulting state of someone who has just received welcome news. The verb elate itself appears less often but keeps the same sense of a sharp lift in mood.
How ELATE is used
Somewhat formal in tone; commonly used in its past participle form elated rather than as an active verb in casual speech.
- The unexpected award seemed to elate the entire team.
- Good news from the doctor was enough to elate the whole family.
- Nothing could elate him quite like the sound of applause.
- The surprise visit was sure to elate her elderly grandmother.
- Winning the scholarship did more to elate him than any gift could.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELATE
The 5 tiles of ELATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ELATE
15 longer words begin with ELATE.
Words ending in ELATE
22 words end in ELATE. Useful as a back hook: play ELATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ELATE inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain ELATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ELATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ELATE
Common questions about ELATE
- Is ELATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELATE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELATE worth?
- ELATE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELATE mean?
- To make someone extremely happy, proud or excited.
- What letters can be added to ELATE?
- ELATE takes 8 hooks: 5 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ELATE:
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