GRADATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GRADATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRADATE?
| 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 GRADATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRADATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRADATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRADATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does GRADATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pass or cause to pass gradually from one shade, level or degree to another.
Painters gradate colour from dark to light so that no hard edge shows. The verb also fits sorting things into steps, as when a teacher grades a scale of difficulty.
How GRADATE is used
Gradate is used in art, design and technical writing about smooth transitions.
- The artist will gradate the sky from deep blue to pale gold.
- Software can gradate a photo's shadows automatically.
- Exercises gradate in difficulty across the course.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRADATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRADATE
2 longer words begin with GRADATE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRADATE
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Common questions about GRADATE
- Is GRADATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRADATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRADATE worth?
- GRADATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRADATE mean?
- To pass or cause to pass gradually from one shade, level or degree to another.
- What letters can be added to GRADATE?
- GRADATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRADATE:
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