PASTORATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PASTORATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTORATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTORATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTORATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pastoratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTORATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PASTORATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASTORATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASTORATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The office of a pastor, or the length of time someone serves as one.
The word can describe a role, as in accepting a pastorate, or a period, as in a pastorate of twenty years. It may also stand for pastors as a group in some church writing.
How PASTORATE is used
Used in church life and religious history for a pastor's post and term of service.
- He accepted a pastorate in a small mountain town.
- Her pastorate lasted twenty-five years and saw the church double in size.
- The congregation thanked him at the end of his long pastorate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTORATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASTORATE
1 longer words begin with PASTORATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTORATE
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Common questions about PASTORATE
- Is PASTORATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTORATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTORATE worth?
- PASTORATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTORATE mean?
- The office of a pastor, or the length of time someone serves as one.
- What letters can be added to PASTORATE?
- PASTORATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PASTORATE:
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