ELUTRIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ELUTRIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELUTRIATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELUTRIATE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUTRIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELUTRIATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELUTRIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELUTRIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELUTRIATE
- ELUTRIATE 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 ELUTRIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To separate light particles from heavy ones by washing them in a rising stream of water or air.
To elutriate a sample, the lab sends fluid upward so fine grains float off while coarse ones sink. Geologists and chemists use the method to sort or purify powders.
How ELUTRIATE is used
A rare laboratory and geology term.
- Technicians elutriate the soil to separate the clay.
- You can elutriate the powder with a slow current of water.
- They will elutriate each sample before weighing it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELUTRIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELUTRIATE
2 longer words begin with ELUTRIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ELUTRIATE
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Common questions about ELUTRIATE
- Is ELUTRIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUTRIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUTRIATE worth?
- ELUTRIATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELUTRIATE mean?
- To separate light particles from heavy ones by washing them in a rising stream of water or air.
- What letters can be added to ELUTRIATE?
- ELUTRIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELUTRIATE:
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