ISOLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ISOLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOLATE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOLATE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOLATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOLATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ISOLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,444.
What does ISOLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To separate something or someone from others and keep them apart.
Doctors isolate patients with infectious diseases, while chemists isolate a pure compound from a mixture. Electricians use it too for cutting a circuit off from its supply.
How ISOLATE is used
Common in medicine, science, engineering and social contexts.
- Nurses isolate the sick child to stop the spread.
- The team managed to isolate the virus.
- Switch off the power to isolate the faulty line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOLATE
2 longer words begin with ISOLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOLATE
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Common questions about ISOLATE
- Is ISOLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOLATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOLATE worth?
- ISOLATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOLATE mean?
- To separate something or someone from others and keep them apart.
- What letters can be added to ISOLATE?
- ISOLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ISOLATE:
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