ETIOLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ETIOLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETIOLATE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETIOLATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETIOLATE
Front hooks — 1
petiolateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETIOLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ETIOLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETIOLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ETIOLATE
- ETIOLATE 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 ETIOLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
botany
To make a plant pale and weak by keeping it from sunlight, or to become pale in this way.
Plants grown in the dark etiolate: stems stretch, leaves stay yellow and growth looks spindly. Gardeners sometimes etiolate celery or chicory on purpose to get tender, pale stalks.
How ETIOLATE is used
Used in botany and gardening, and figuratively for something drained of vigour.
- Seedlings etiolate if left in a dark cupboard.
- Growers etiolate chicory to keep the leaves white.
- Months indoors can etiolate a person's mood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETIOLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ETIOLATE
2 longer words begin with ETIOLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ETIOLATE
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Common questions about ETIOLATE
- Is ETIOLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETIOLATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETIOLATE worth?
- ETIOLATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETIOLATE mean?
- To make a plant pale and weak by keeping it from sunlight, or to become pale in this way.
- What letters can be added to ETIOLATE?
- ETIOLATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETIOLATE:
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