PECTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PECTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECTATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECTATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECTATE
Front hooks — 1
spectateBack hooks — 1
pectatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECTATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PECTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does PECTATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of pectic acid.
Calcium pectate helps bind plant cells together in the walls of fruit and vegetables. Cooks and food chemists meet the compound when fruit softens or when jelly sets.
How PECTATE is used
Pectate is a chemical term used in plant science and food chemistry.
- Calcium pectate forms part of the glue between plant cells.
- The chemist treated the extract to make a pectate.
- Soft rot bacteria break down the pectate in potato tubers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECTATE
1 longer words begin with PECTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PECTATE
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Common questions about PECTATE
- Is PECTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECTATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECTATE worth?
- PECTATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECTATE mean?
- A salt or ester of pectic acid.
- What letters can be added to PECTATE?
- PECTATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PECTATE:
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