FERRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FERRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERRATE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERRATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ferratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERRATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FERRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What does FERRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt in which the negative ion contains iron bound to oxygen.
A ferrate is mostly met in inorganic chemistry, where iron sits in an unusually high oxidation state. Do not confuse a ferrate with a ferrite, which is a magnetic ceramic.
How FERRATE is used
Chemists use ferrate when naming compounds such as strong oxidising agents used in water treatment.
- The purple solution contained a ferrate that oxidised the dye within minutes.
- A ferrate can break down organic pollutants in wastewater.
- The student was asked to write the formula of a simple ferrate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERRATE
1 longer words begin with FERRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FERRATE
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Common questions about FERRATE
- Is FERRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERRATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERRATE worth?
- FERRATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERRATE mean?
- A salt in which the negative ion contains iron bound to oxygen.
- What letters can be added to FERRATE?
- FERRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FERRATE:
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