MACULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MACULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACULATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACULATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MACULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MACULATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Marked with spots or stains, or morally impure.
The opposite of immaculate, maculate shows up in botany for spotted leaves and in moral writing for a tarnished character. As a verb it means to spot or defile.
How MACULATE is used
Maculate is formal and literary.
- The maculate petals had dark freckles.
- A maculate reputation is hard to repair.
- Botanists noted the maculate leaf pattern.
- He feared a maculate conscience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACULATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACULATE
2 longer words begin with MACULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MACULATE
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Common questions about MACULATE
- Is MACULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACULATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACULATE worth?
- MACULATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACULATE mean?
- Marked with spots or stains, or morally impure.
- What letters can be added to MACULATE?
- MACULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MACULATE:
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