FORMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FORMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORMATE?
| 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 FORMATE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does FORMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of formic acid.
A formate forms when formic acid reacts with a base or an alcohol. Some formates are used as de-icers on runways, in drilling fluids and in the leather trade.
How FORMATE is used
Chemistry term; as a verb it can also mean to fly in formation.
- Sodium formate is used to melt ice on runways.
- The chemist prepared a formate from the acid and methanol.
- Each formate in the list is a salt of the same acid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORMATE
2 longer words begin with FORMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FORMATE
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Common questions about FORMATE
- Is FORMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORMATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORMATE worth?
- FORMATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORMATE mean?
- A salt or ester of formic acid.
- What letters can be added to FORMATE?
- FORMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORMATE:
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