HYDRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HYDRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDRATE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDRATE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYDRATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYDRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does HYDRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To supply water to a person, plant or skin, or to combine a substance chemically with water.
In daily speech hydrate is about drinking enough fluid, and ads for moisturisers use it for skin. In chemistry the same verb describes a compound taking up water into its structure, and the noun hydrate names the result.
How HYDRATE is used
Hydrate is used both in health talk about drinking water and in chemistry for adding water to a compound.
- Athletes should hydrate before and after training.
- The cream helps hydrate dry skin overnight.
- The salt will hydrate when exposed to damp air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HYDRATE
The 7 tiles of HYDRATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HYDRATE
2 longer words begin with HYDRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDRATE
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Common questions about HYDRATE
- Is HYDRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDRATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDRATE worth?
- HYDRATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDRATE mean?
- To supply water to a person, plant or skin, or to combine a substance chemically with water.
- What letters can be added to HYDRATE?
- HYDRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYDRATE:
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