NOVITIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NOVITIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOVITIATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVITIATE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVITIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
novitiatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOVITIATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOVITIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOVITIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOVITIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The period of training and testing before someone takes vows in a religious order, or the place where it happens.
During the novitiate a newcomer lives under the rules of the community without yet being a full member. The word also stretches to any apprenticeship, and to the novice who is going through it.
How NOVITIATE is used
Used in religious contexts, and figuratively for any time of early training.
- She entered the novitiate at the age of nineteen.
- The novitiate lasted two years before the final vows.
- His novitiate as a young reporter was spent on the night desk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVITIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOVITIATE
The 9 tiles of NOVITIATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOVITIATE
1 longer words begin with NOVITIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVITIATE
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Common questions about NOVITIATE
- Is NOVITIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVITIATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVITIATE worth?
- NOVITIATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVITIATE mean?
- The period of training and testing before someone takes vows in a religious order, or the place where it happens.
- What letters can be added to NOVITIATE?
- NOVITIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOVITIATE:
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