NUTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NUTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUTATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUTATE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUTATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUTATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NUTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What stands out about NUTATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 NUTATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalbotany
To nod or sway in a slow, circular or wobbling motion, as a rotating body or a growing plant tip may do.
Astronomers use nutate for the slight wobble in the tilt of a spinning body such as the Earth's axis, a small periodic nod added on top of the much slower precession of the axis over thousands of years. Botanists use the same verb for the way a growing shoot or tendril can nutate as it climbs, tracing a slow circular path in the air as it searches for something to grip. Both uses share the core image of a steady nodding or circling motion rather than a single simple nod, which is why the word is more precise than plain nod for such wobbling movements. The related adjective nutant, used of a drooping flower, comes from the same root idea of bending or nodding.
How NUTATE is used
Technical term from astronomy and botany; not used for an ordinary human nod.
- Earth's axis is known to nutate slightly as it slowly precesses.
- The climbing tendril would nutate in a slow circle until it found support.
- Astronomers measured how much the planet's axis nutates over a year.
- Time-lapse film showed the young shoot nutate as it searched for light.
- A gyroscope can nutate briefly before settling into steady precession.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUTATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NUTATE
The 6 tiles of NUTATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NUTATE
2 longer words begin with NUTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NUTATE
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Common questions about NUTATE
- Is NUTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUTATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUTATE worth?
- NUTATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUTATE mean?
- To nod or sway in a slow, circular or wobbling motion, as a rotating body or a growing plant tip may do.
- What letters can be added to NUTATE?
- NUTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NUTATE:
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