MAGNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAGNATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAGNATE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAGNATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAGNATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
magnatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAGNATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAGNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about MAGNATE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAGNATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person of great wealth and influence, especially in business or industry.
A magnate does not just earn a lot; the word suggests real power over a whole field, such as shipping, steel or newspapers. It is usually attached to the sector, as in oil magnate or media magnate.
How MAGNATE is used
Magnate appears mostly in news and biography, almost always together with the industry the person dominates.
- The shipping magnate bought three more tankers last year.
- A newspaper magnate once controlled most of the daily press in the country.
- Every railway magnate of that era lobbied for favourable land grants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAGNATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAGNATE
The 7 tiles of MAGNATE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MAGNATE
3 longer words begin with MAGNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MAGNATE
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Common questions about MAGNATE
- Is MAGNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAGNATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAGNATE worth?
- MAGNATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAGNATE mean?
- A person of great wealth and influence, especially in business or industry.
- What letters can be added to MAGNATE?
- MAGNATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAGNATE:
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