PAPILLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAPILLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPILLATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPILLATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPILLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
papillatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PAPILLATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PAPILLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAPILLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAPILLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Covered with small nipple-like projections called papillae.
Papillate describes a surface that feels bumpy because of tiny raised points, as on some leaves, petals or the tongue. It sits close in meaning to papillose.
How PAPILLATE is used
Papillate is a rare technical word in botany, zoology and anatomy.
- The petals have a papillate surface that glitters in light.
- A papillate tongue helps the animal grip its food.
- Under the lens the skin looked papillate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPILLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPILLATE
1 longer words begin with PAPILLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPILLATE
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Common questions about PAPILLATE
- Is PAPILLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPILLATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPILLATE worth?
- PAPILLATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPILLATE mean?
- Covered with small nipple-like projections called papillae.
- What letters can be added to PAPILLATE?
- PAPILLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PAPILLATE:
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