HABILITATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HABILITATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HABILITATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HABILITATE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HABILITATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HABILITATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HABILITATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HABILITATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HABILITATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalrare
To qualify for a university teaching post, or to equip someone with ability.
In Germany and central Europe a scholar must habilitate by presenting a second major thesis before teaching independently. In older English the verb simply meant to fit someone out or make them capable.
How HABILITATE is used
Used mainly in academic contexts about qualifying as a lecturer.
- She hopes to habilitate in history next spring.
- Candidates must habilitate before they apply for a chair.
- The programme aims to habilitate former patients for work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HABILITATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HABILITATE
2 longer words begin with HABILITATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HABILITATE
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Common questions about HABILITATE
- Is HABILITATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HABILITATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HABILITATE worth?
- HABILITATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HABILITATE mean?
- To qualify for a university teaching post, or to equip someone with ability.
- What letters can be added to HABILITATE?
- HABILITATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HABILITATE:
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