PELTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PELTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELTATE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELTATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELTATE
No single letter turns PELTATE into another word.
How PELTATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PELTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,573.
What does PELTATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Of a leaf, round or shield-shaped with the stalk joined near the middle of the underside.
A peltate leaf looks like a small parasol held up by its stem. The nasturtium is the classic example. Botanists contrast it with leaves whose stalk joins at the edge.
How PELTATE is used
Peltate is a botanical adjective used in plant descriptions.
- The nasturtium has a peltate leaf with veins radiating from the centre.
- Look for a peltate shape when identifying the plant.
- Each peltate blade floated flat on the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PELTATE
The 7 tiles of PELTATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PELTATE
1 longer words begin with PELTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PELTATE
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Common questions about PELTATE
- Is PELTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELTATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELTATE worth?
- PELTATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELTATE mean?
- Of a leaf, round or shield-shaped with the stalk joined near the middle of the underside.
- What letters can be added to PELTATE?
- No single letter can be added to PELTATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PELTATE:
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