LUNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LUNATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUNATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUNATE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUNATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUNATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does LUNATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shaped like a crescent moon; curved with two pointed ends, as opposed to a full circle.
Lunate is most often used as an adjective describing the outline of a leaf, mark, tool, or bone that curves like a new moon. As a noun, the lunate is specifically one of the small bones of the wrist, named for its crescent shape, and crescent-shaped prehistoric stone tools are likewise called lunates by archaeologists. The word derives from the Latin luna, meaning moon.
How LUNATE is used
Mainly a descriptive adjective for crescent-shaped objects; as a noun it refers specifically to the crescent-shaped wrist bone.
- The leaf had a lunate outline, curved like a thin crescent.
- A fracture of the lunate can be difficult to detect on an X-ray.
- Archaeologists catalogued several lunate flint tools from the site.
- The mark on the bark was distinctly lunate in shape.
- Surgeons examined the lunate bone for signs of collapse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUNATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUNATE
The 6 tiles of LUNATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUNATE
3 longer words begin with LUNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUNATE
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Common questions about LUNATE
- Is LUNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUNATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUNATE worth?
- LUNATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUNATE mean?
- Shaped like a crescent moon; curved with two pointed ends, as opposed to a full circle.
- What letters can be added to LUNATE?
- LUNATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUNATE:
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