LAMELLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAMELLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMELLATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMELLATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMELLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lamellatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LAMELLATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LAMELLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMELLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAMELLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made up of or fitted with thin plates, layers or scales.
Lamellate describes structures stacked like the pages of a book or the gills under a mushroom cap. Biologists use it for antennae, shells and tissues, and armour historians for overlapping plates.
How LAMELLATE is used
Lamellate is a descriptive term in biology, geology and armour studies.
- The beetle has lamellate antennae that fan out like a small comb.
- A lamellate structure inside the shell adds strength.
- The museum shows a lamellate coat made of laced plates.
- Under the microscope the tissue looked lamellate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMELLATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMELLATE
2 longer words begin with LAMELLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMELLATE
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Common questions about LAMELLATE
- Is LAMELLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMELLATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMELLATE worth?
- LAMELLATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMELLATE mean?
- Made up of or fitted with thin plates, layers or scales.
- What letters can be added to LAMELLATE?
- LAMELLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LAMELLATE:
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