FURCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FURCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FURCATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURCATE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FURCATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FURCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FURCATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To divide into two or more branches, like a fork.
Rivers, roads, tree limbs and nerves may furcate where one path becomes several. Furcate suggests a clean split rather than a slow fading apart. As an adjective it describes the forked shape that results.
How FURCATE is used
Furcate is mostly used in scientific and descriptive writing.
- The trail seems to furcate just past the old mill.
- Watch how the stem will furcate near the top.
- Deer antlers furcate into several tines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FURCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FURCATE
The 7 tiles of FURCATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FURCATE
3 longer words begin with FURCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FURCATE
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Common questions about FURCATE
- Is FURCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURCATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURCATE worth?
- FURCATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FURCATE mean?
- To divide into two or more branches, like a fork.
- What letters can be added to FURCATE?
- FURCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FURCATE:
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