OCELLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OCELLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCELLATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCELLATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCELLATE
Front hooks — 1
locellateBack hooks — 1
ocellatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OCELLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OCELLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCELLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCELLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Marked with eyelike spots, often rings of one colour around another.
Naturalists apply ocellate to butterfly wings, feathers and fish that carry round, eye-shaped markings. The pattern may help scare off predators, though the word itself only describes how it looks.
How OCELLATE is used
The adjective ocellate is used in zoology and natural history; ocellated is a related form.
- The moth has ocellate patterns on both of its wings.
- An ocellate fish drifted through the coral.
- The peacock tail is boldly ocellate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCELLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCELLATE
1 longer words begin with OCELLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OCELLATE
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Common questions about OCELLATE
- Is OCELLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCELLATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCELLATE worth?
- OCELLATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCELLATE mean?
- Marked with eyelike spots, often rings of one colour around another.
- What letters can be added to OCELLATE?
- OCELLATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OCELLATE:
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