EXSICCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EXSICCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXSICCATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXSICCATE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXSICCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXSICCATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXSICCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXSICCATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXSICCATE
- EXSICCATE 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 EXSICCATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To dry up completely by removing the moisture from something.
To exsiccate is an old, scholarly way of saying to dry thoroughly. Chemists once used it for baking water out of a salt or powder.
How EXSICCATE is used
Exsiccate is rare and mostly found in older scientific writing.
- The apothecary would exsiccate the powder over a gentle flame.
- Hot desert wind can exsiccate the soil in days.
- They chose to exsiccate the specimens before shipping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXSICCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXSICCATE
2 longer words begin with EXSICCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXSICCATE
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Common questions about EXSICCATE
- Is EXSICCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXSICCATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXSICCATE worth?
- EXSICCATE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXSICCATE mean?
- To dry up completely by removing the moisture from something.
- What letters can be added to EXSICCATE?
- EXSICCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXSICCATE:
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