GLADIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLADIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLADIATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLADIATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLADIATE
No single letter turns GLADIATE into another word.
How GLADIATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLADIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLADIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLADIATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Shaped like a sword, long and flat with a pointed tip.
Botanists reach for gladiate when describing leaves such as those of iris or gladiolus. The word shares its root with gladiator and gladiolus, both tied to the Latin for sword.
How GLADIATE is used
Gladiate is a technical word in plant descriptions and is almost never used in everyday speech.
- The iris has gladiate leaves that rise straight from the bulb.
- The description called the foliage gladiate and glossy.
- A gladiate pod hung from the vine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLADIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GLADIATE
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Common questions about GLADIATE
- Is GLADIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLADIATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLADIATE worth?
- GLADIATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLADIATE mean?
- Shaped like a sword, long and flat with a pointed tip.
- What letters can be added to GLADIATE?
- No single letter can be added to GLADIATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLADIATE:
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