PERSONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERSONATE 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 PERSONATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERSONATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERSONATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERSONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERSONATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To pretend to be another person, either to cheat someone or to act a part.
In law, to personate someone, such as a voter or an officer, is an offence. On stage the same verb simply means to play a role, though modern speakers usually pick impersonate.
How PERSONATE is used
Legal and older literary texts use personate where everyday speech says impersonate.
- He tried to personate a police officer at the door.
- The actor would personate the king in the final scene.
- It is a crime to personate a registered voter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERSONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERSONATE
2 longer words begin with PERSONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSONATE
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Common questions about PERSONATE
- Is PERSONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSONATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSONATE worth?
- PERSONATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERSONATE mean?
- To pretend to be another person, either to cheat someone or to act a part.
- What letters can be added to PERSONATE?
- PERSONATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERSONATE:
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