ESTIVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ESTIVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESTIVATE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESTIVATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESTIVATE
Front hooks — 1
aestivateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESTIVATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESTIVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESTIVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ESTIVATE
- ESTIVATE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ESTIVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
zoologyNorth American
To spend the hot or dry season in a state of deep inactivity.
Animals that estivate, such as snails, lungfish and some frogs, slow their bodies down to survive heat and drought. It is the summer counterpart of hibernation. Dictionaries list it as the usual American spelling of aestivate.
How ESTIVATE is used
Used in biology for animals that go dormant during hot or dry periods.
- Desert snails estivate under stones until the rains return.
- The lungfish will estivate in dried mud for many months.
- Some frogs estivate to avoid the worst of the summer drought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESTIVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESTIVATE
The 8 tiles of ESTIVATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ESTIVATE
2 longer words begin with ESTIVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESTIVATE
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Common questions about ESTIVATE
- Is ESTIVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESTIVATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESTIVATE worth?
- ESTIVATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESTIVATE mean?
- To spend the hot or dry season in a state of deep inactivity.
- What letters can be added to ESTIVATE?
- ESTIVATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESTIVATE:
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