LABIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LABIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LABIATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LABIATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LABIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LABIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LABIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does LABIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the mint family, with square stems and flowers shaped like two lips.
Mint, sage, basil and lavender are all labiates, and most give off a strong scent when crushed. The word comes from the Latin for lip, describing the two-lobed flower.
How LABIATE is used
Labiate is chiefly a botanical term, and as an adjective it means lipped or resembling a lip.
- Every labiate in the herb bed had a square stem.
- Thyme is a labiate often grown for cooking.
- The botanist pressed a labiate flower in her notebook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LABIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LABIATE
2 longer words begin with LABIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LABIATE
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Common questions about LABIATE
- Is LABIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LABIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LABIATE worth?
- LABIATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LABIATE mean?
- A plant of the mint family, with square stems and flowers shaped like two lips.
- What letters can be added to LABIATE?
- LABIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LABIATE:
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