LUNULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUNULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUNULATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUNULATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUNULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lunulatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LUNULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUNULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUNULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUNULATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a small crescent or marked with crescent-shaped spots.
Lunulate is a descriptive term from botany and zoology, used when a leaf, shell or wing carries small crescent marks. It lets a naturalist describe a pattern in one word instead of a phrase.
How LUNULATE is used
Lunulate appears in biological descriptions of leaves, wings and shells.
- The butterfly has lunulate spots along its wing edge.
- A lunulate mark curved across the shell.
- The botanist noted the lunulate pattern on the leaf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUNULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUNULATE
1 longer words begin with LUNULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUNULATE
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Common questions about LUNULATE
- Is LUNULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUNULATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUNULATE worth?
- LUNULATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUNULATE mean?
- Shaped like a small crescent or marked with crescent-shaped spots.
- What letters can be added to LUNULATE?
- LUNULATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUNULATE:
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