MITIGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MITIGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MITIGATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MITIGATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MITIGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MITIGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MITIGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MITIGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MITIGATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make something bad less severe, harsh or painful.
Insurers, doctors and lawyers all mitigate things: damage, pain, risk or blame. It softens a problem without removing it, which is why the word pairs naturally with effects and consequences.
How MITIGATE is used
Mitigate is formal and usually takes a noun such as risk, damage or impact as its object.
- Planting trees can mitigate the heat of a city street.
- Seat belts mitigate the severity of injuries in a crash.
- She hoped an apology would mitigate his anger.
- The judge agreed to mitigate the sentence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MITIGATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MITIGATE
2 longer words begin with MITIGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MITIGATE
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Common questions about MITIGATE
- Is MITIGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MITIGATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MITIGATE worth?
- MITIGATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MITIGATE mean?
- To make something bad less severe, harsh or painful.
- What letters can be added to MITIGATE?
- MITIGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MITIGATE:
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