OVULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVULATE 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 OVULATE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVULATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVULATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does OVULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To release an egg cell from the ovary.
The term belongs to biology and medicine, and it is common in talk of fertility and the monthly cycle. Only females of many animal species ovulate.
How OVULATE is used
Ovulate is intransitive and is found in medical and biological writing.
- Most women ovulate about midway through the cycle.
- Some animals only ovulate after mating.
- Stress can change when a person will ovulate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVULATE
2 longer words begin with OVULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVULATE
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Common questions about OVULATE
- Is OVULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVULATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVULATE worth?
- OVULATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVULATE mean?
- To release an egg cell from the ovary.
- What letters can be added to OVULATE?
- OVULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVULATE:
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