MACHINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MACHINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACHINATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACHINATE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACHINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACHINATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MACHINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACHINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MACHINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To plan or plot something secretly, usually with harmful intent.
To machinate is to scheme behind the scenes, and the word carries a sense of cunning design. It is a literary choice, found in political and historical writing about conspiracies.
How MACHINATE is used
Machinate is formal and literary.
- The courtiers machinate against the new minister.
- They would machinate for years to win the throne.
- He seemed to machinate every move in secret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACHINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACHINATE
2 longer words begin with MACHINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MACHINATE
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Common questions about MACHINATE
- Is MACHINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACHINATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACHINATE worth?
- MACHINATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACHINATE mean?
- To plan or plot something secretly, usually with harmful intent.
- What letters can be added to MACHINATE?
- MACHINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MACHINATE:
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