FOLIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FOLIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOLIATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOLIATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOLIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOLIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOLIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does FOLIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To number the leaves of a book or manuscript, or to decorate with leaf-like designs.
Archivists foliate a manuscript so that each leaf, front and back, can be cited by one number. The verb has other senses too, such as beating metal into thin sheets or growing leaves.
How FOLIATE is used
Foliate is a specialist verb in book history, metalwork and botany.
- The archivist will foliate the codex in pencil.
- Craftsmen foliate the borders with gold leaf.
- The oak begins to foliate in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOLIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOLIATE
2 longer words begin with FOLIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOLIATE
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Common questions about FOLIATE
- Is FOLIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOLIATE worth?
- FOLIATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOLIATE mean?
- To number the leaves of a book or manuscript, or to decorate with leaf-like designs.
- What letters can be added to FOLIATE?
- FOLIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOLIATE:
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