LIBERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIBERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIBERATE?
| 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 LIBERATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIBERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIBERATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIBERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIBERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIBERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To set free from captivity, occupation or any kind of control.
Armies liberate towns, activists liberate prisoners, and in chemistry a reaction can liberate a gas. The word also covers freeing people from habits or conventions that held them back.
How LIBERATE is used
Formal in tone; informally it can mean to steal, as a joke.
- The troops marched in to liberate the city.
- Heating the compound will liberate oxygen.
- Learning to read helped liberate her from poverty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIBERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIBERATE
2 longer words begin with LIBERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIBERATE
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Common questions about LIBERATE
- Is LIBERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIBERATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIBERATE worth?
- LIBERATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIBERATE mean?
- To set free from captivity, occupation or any kind of control.
- What letters can be added to LIBERATE?
- LIBERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIBERATE:
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