PASSIVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PASSIVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASSIVATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASSIVATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASSIVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASSIVATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PASSIVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASSIVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASSIVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalchemistry
To make a metal or other material less reactive by coating its surface with a thin protective layer.
Engineers passivate steel so that its surface stops reacting with air and moisture and corrodes less. The same idea is used in electronics, where a semiconductor is covered with an inert layer to keep out contamination. The process leaves the material itself unchanged beneath the coating.
How PASSIVATE is used
Used in metallurgy, chemistry and electronics for protective surface treatment.
- The workshop will passivate the stainless parts before shipping them.
- Manufacturers passivate the chip surface to protect it from contaminants.
- A thin oxide film helps passivate the metal against further corrosion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSIVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASSIVATE
2 longer words begin with PASSIVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSIVATE
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Common questions about PASSIVATE
- Is PASSIVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSIVATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSIVATE worth?
- PASSIVATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSIVATE mean?
- To make a metal or other material less reactive by coating its surface with a thin protective layer.
- What letters can be added to PASSIVATE?
- PASSIVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PASSIVATE:
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