PATRICIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PATRICIATE 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 PATRICIATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRICIATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRICIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patriciatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATRICIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PATRICIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRICIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRICIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The noble ruling class of a city or state, especially ancient Rome, or the rank of a patrician.
Historians speak of the patriciate when describing families who held power by birth, as in Rome or medieval trading cities. The word can also mean the dignity of holding patrician rank itself.
How PATRICIATE is used
Found in history and political writing.
- The patriciate controlled the senate for centuries.
- Merchants slowly entered the city patriciate.
- He was raised to the patriciate by the emperor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRICIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATRICIATE
1 longer words begin with PATRICIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRICIATE
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Common questions about PATRICIATE
- Is PATRICIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRICIATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRICIATE worth?
- PATRICIATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRICIATE mean?
- The noble ruling class of a city or state, especially ancient Rome, or the rank of a patrician.
- What letters can be added to PATRICIATE?
- PATRICIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PATRICIATE:
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