INNOVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INNOVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INNOVATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INNOVATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INNOVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INNOVATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INNOVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INNOVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INNOVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To introduce new methods, ideas or products.
Firms that innovate try to stay ahead by changing how they design or make things. Artists and scientists innovate too, usually by breaking from a settled routine.
How INNOVATE is used
Common in business, technology and the arts.
- Small companies often innovate faster than large ones.
- The chef loves to innovate with local ingredients.
- To survive, the studio had to innovate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INNOVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INNOVATE
The 8 tiles of INNOVATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INNOVATE
2 longer words begin with INNOVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INNOVATE
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Common questions about INNOVATE
- Is INNOVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INNOVATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INNOVATE worth?
- INNOVATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INNOVATE mean?
- To introduce new methods, ideas or products.
- What letters can be added to INNOVATE?
- INNOVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INNOVATE:
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