EMARGINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMARGINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMARGINATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMARGINATE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMARGINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMARGINATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMARGINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMARGINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EMARGINATE
- EMARGINATE 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 EMARGINATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Having a shallow notch cut into the edge or tip, as some leaves, petals or wings do.
Botanists call a leaf emarginate when its tip has a small dent, so it looks slightly heart-shaped at the end. The term also appears in zoology for notched wings or shells, and helps tell similar species apart.
How EMARGINATE is used
Technical descriptive term in botany and zoology.
- The leaf is emarginate at the tip, with a small dent.
- An emarginate petal marks this variety of flower.
- The field guide describes the wing as slightly emarginate.
- Look for the emarginate outline to tell the two plants apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMARGINATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMARGINATE
3 longer words begin with EMARGINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMARGINATE
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Common questions about EMARGINATE
- Is EMARGINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMARGINATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMARGINATE worth?
- EMARGINATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMARGINATE mean?
- Having a shallow notch cut into the edge or tip, as some leaves, petals or wings do.
- What letters can be added to EMARGINATE?
- EMARGINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMARGINATE:
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