ELIMINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ELIMINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELIMINATE?
| 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 ELIMINATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELIMINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELIMINATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELIMINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELIMINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELIMINATE
- ELIMINATE 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 ELIMINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove or get rid of something completely.
To eliminate can mean to wipe out a problem, to knock a competitor out of a contest or, in the body, to expel waste. In algebra it means removing a variable from an equation. The word suggests nothing is left behind.
How ELIMINATE is used
Used widely in everyday, sporting, medical and mathematical contexts.
- The new system will eliminate most paperwork.
- Two teams were eliminated in the first round.
- Doctors tried to eliminate other causes of the cough.
- You can eliminate x by adding the two equations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELIMINATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELIMINATE
2 longer words begin with ELIMINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ELIMINATE
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Common questions about ELIMINATE
- Is ELIMINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELIMINATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELIMINATE worth?
- ELIMINATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELIMINATE mean?
- To remove or get rid of something completely.
- What letters can be added to ELIMINATE?
- ELIMINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELIMINATE:
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