INGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INGATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INGATE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ingatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INGATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,355.
What stands out about INGATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The last opening of a mould running system, where the metal finally crosses into the casting cavity itself.
Foundry workers use an ingate to control how metal flows into a mould, since a badly placed ingate can trap air or cause the casting to cool unevenly and crack. The size, shape, and position of the ingate are planned before pouring begins, because metal poured too fast or from the wrong angle ruins the finished piece. In older Scots usage, the same word could also simply mean an entrance or way in, a sense now largely replaced by ingate's specialised metalworking meaning.
How INGATE is used
A technical term from foundry and metal-casting work, rarely used outside that trade.
- Molten bronze was fed into the mould through a narrow ingate.
- The foundryman widened the ingate to slow the flow of metal.
- A poorly placed ingate left air bubbles inside the casting.
- Workers checked the ingate before every pour.
- The pattern maker cut the ingate into the sand mould by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INGATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INGATE
The 6 tiles of INGATE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with INGATE
1 longer words begin with INGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INGATE
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Common questions about INGATE
- Is INGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGATE worth?
- INGATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INGATE mean?
- The last opening of a mould running system, where the metal finally crosses into the casting cavity itself.
- What letters can be added to INGATE?
- INGATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INGATE:
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