GESTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GESTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GESTATE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GESTATE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GESTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GESTATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GESTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What does GESTATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To carry a developing young animal or baby in the womb until birth, or to let an idea slowly develop.
Biologists use gestate for pregnancy in mammals, noting that different species need very different lengths of time. Writers borrow it for projects and plans that take shape quietly before anyone sees them.
How GESTATE is used
Gestate works literally in biology and figuratively for slowly growing ideas.
- Elephants gestate for nearly two years.
- The idea continued to gestate in his mind all winter.
- Mares gestate their foals for about eleven months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GESTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GESTATE
The 7 tiles of GESTATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GESTATE
2 longer words begin with GESTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in GESTATE
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Common questions about GESTATE
- Is GESTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GESTATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GESTATE worth?
- GESTATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GESTATE mean?
- To carry a developing young animal or baby in the womb until birth, or to let an idea slowly develop.
- What letters can be added to GESTATE?
- GESTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GESTATE:
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