FLOCCULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLOCCULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOCCULATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOCCULATE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOCCULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOCCULATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FLOCCULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLOCCULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLOCCULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To gather or cause to gather into small loose clumps or fluffy masses.
When particles in a liquid flocculate they cling into flakes instead of staying evenly spread. Chemists also speak of making a substance flocculate on purpose, to clear a mixture.
How FLOCCULATE is used
Flocculate is used in chemistry, soil science and water treatment, both with and without an object.
- The clay particles flocculate when salt is added.
- Adding alum will flocculate the cloudy water.
- The proteins began to flocculate as the milk soured.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOCCULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLOCCULATE
2 longer words begin with FLOCCULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOCCULATE
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Common questions about FLOCCULATE
- Is FLOCCULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOCCULATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOCCULATE worth?
- FLOCCULATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOCCULATE mean?
- To gather or cause to gather into small loose clumps or fluffy masses.
- What letters can be added to FLOCCULATE?
- FLOCCULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FLOCCULATE:
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