NOVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NOVATE 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 NOVATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVATE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOVATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NOVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does NOVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To replace an existing contract or obligation with a new one, often by bringing in a new party in place of the old.
Lawyers use novate when a debt or agreement is not merely changed but ended and reborn in a fresh form, usually with the consent of everyone involved. A typical case is a company selling its business, after which the supplier agrees to novate the old contract so that the buyer takes over the seller's place. It matters because a plain assignment leaves the original party liable, whereas novation wipes that slate clean. The word is built on the Latin for new.
How NOVATE is used
Technical legal and commercial vocabulary; the noun novation is far more common in ordinary documents.
- The parties agreed to novate the lease to the new owner.
- We had to novate every supplier contract after the merger.
- The bank will novate the loan once the buyer signs.
- She asked whether the agreement could novate without a fresh tender.
- It is simpler to novate the deal than to cancel and restart it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOVATE
2 longer words begin with NOVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVATE
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Common questions about NOVATE
- Is NOVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVATE worth?
- NOVATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVATE mean?
- To replace an existing contract or obligation with a new one, often by bringing in a new party in place of the old.
- What letters can be added to NOVATE?
- NOVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NOVATE:
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