MALEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MALEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALEATE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALEATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maleatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALEATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MALEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does MALEATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of maleic acid.
Chemists meet maleate in drug names, where it is attached to an active molecule to make it dissolve or store better. Timolol maleate in eye drops is a well-known case. It should not be confused with malate, the salt of malic acid.
How MALEATE is used
Maleate is a chemical and pharmaceutical term.
- The label lists the drug as a maleate salt.
- Each tablet contains timolol maleate.
- The maleate dissolves easily in water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALEATE
1 longer words begin with MALEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MALEATE
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Common questions about MALEATE
- Is MALEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALEATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALEATE worth?
- MALEATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALEATE mean?
- A salt or ester of maleic acid.
- What letters can be added to MALEATE?
- MALEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MALEATE:
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