FUNCTIONATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. FUNCTIONATE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FUNCTIONATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUNCTIONATE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUNCTIONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUNCTIONATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FUNCTIONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FUNCTIONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FUNCTIONATE
- FUNCTIONATE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with FUNCTIONATE
2 longer words begin with FUNCTIONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FUNCTIONATE
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Common questions about FUNCTIONATE
- Is FUNCTIONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FUNCTIONATE is not in it.
- How many points is FUNCTIONATE worth?
- FUNCTIONATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FUNCTIONATE?
- FUNCTIONATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FUNCTIONATE:
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