PALPITATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PALPITATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALPITATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALPITATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALPITATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALPITATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PALPITATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALPITATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALPITATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To beat rapidly or irregularly, especially of the heart, or to tremble.
Palpitate is the verb behind palpitations, the pounding awareness of your own heartbeat after fear, effort or too much coffee. It can also describe anything that quivers with excitement.
How PALPITATE is used
Palpitate is used in medical and everyday talk about the heart, and in literary description.
- His heart began to palpitate as the results were read out.
- Too much caffeine can make your chest palpitate.
- The candle flame seemed to palpitate in the draught.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALPITATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALPITATE
2 longer words begin with PALPITATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PALPITATE
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Common questions about PALPITATE
- Is PALPITATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALPITATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALPITATE worth?
- PALPITATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALPITATE mean?
- To beat rapidly or irregularly, especially of the heart, or to tremble.
- What letters can be added to PALPITATE?
- PALPITATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PALPITATE:
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