INGRATIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INGRATIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INGRATIATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INGRATIATE is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGRATIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INGRATIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INGRATIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INGRATIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INGRATIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To win someone's favour by flattery or by deliberate efforts to please.
Ingratiate is nearly always reflexive, as in ingratiate oneself with the boss. The tone is negative because the charm seems calculated for gain. Nobody says it of sincere kindness.
How INGRATIATE is used
Typically used as ingratiate oneself with someone, in a critical sense.
- He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager.
- The newcomer would ingratiate herself by remembering every birthday.
- It is hard to ingratiate yourself with a crowd that distrusts you.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INGRATIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INGRATIATE
2 longer words begin with INGRATIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INGRATIATE
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Common questions about INGRATIATE
- Is INGRATIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGRATIATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGRATIATE worth?
- INGRATIATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INGRATIATE mean?
- To win someone's favour by flattery or by deliberate efforts to please.
- What letters can be added to INGRATIATE?
- INGRATIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INGRATIATE:
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