OPERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPERATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPERATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPERATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What does OPERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To work or function in a particular way, or to control a machine or system.
Operate stretches across many fields, from running a machine to running a business, and from armies campaigning to surgeons cutting. What stays the same is the sense of a thing being in active use or effect.
How OPERATE is used
Operate is a common verb in technical, medical, business and military contexts.
- It takes training to operate this machine safely.
- The company will operate three shops in the city.
- The surgeon had to operate that evening.
- The new rules operate from the first of the month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPERATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPERATE
2 longer words begin with OPERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPERATE
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Common questions about OPERATE
- Is OPERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPERATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPERATE worth?
- OPERATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPERATE mean?
- To work or function in a particular way, or to control a machine or system.
- What letters can be added to OPERATE?
- OPERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPERATE:
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