FOVEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOVEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOVEATE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOVEATE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOVEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foveatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FOVEATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOVEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does FOVEATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a fovea or small pits or depressions on the surface.
Foveate is a technical term from biology, used for surfaces marked with tiny pits. In vision science it can describe an eye that has a fovea, the spot of sharpest sight.
How FOVEATE is used
Technical; used in biology and descriptions of surfaces.
- The seed coat is foveate under magnification.
- A foveate retina gives the bird sharp central vision.
- The botanist described the leaf as foveate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOVEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOVEATE
1 longer words begin with FOVEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOVEATE
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Common questions about FOVEATE
- Is FOVEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOVEATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOVEATE worth?
- FOVEATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOVEATE mean?
- Having a fovea or small pits or depressions on the surface.
- What letters can be added to FOVEATE?
- FOVEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOVEATE:
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