PIRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PIRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIRATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIRATE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIRATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about PIRATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PIRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Someone who attacks ships at sea to rob them, or who copies and sells another person's work without permission.
A pirate historically sailed under no lawful flag and boarded other vessels to seize cargo, crew, or money by force, which is why pirate attacks were treated as crimes against every nation rather than against one country alone. The word later broadened to cover anyone who takes someone else's property or creative work without the right to do so, so a pirate today might illegally copy software, films, or music instead of goods from a ship. Both senses share the same core idea: taking something that belongs to another person without permission or payment.
How PIRATE is used
Common both in stories about ships and robbery at sea and in ordinary talk about illegal copying of films, music, or software.
- The pirate ship flew no flag as it closed in on the merchant vessel.
- Local courts eventually caught the site that let people pirate new films for free.
- Sailors feared the pirate more than any storm on that stretch of coast.
- She refused to pirate the textbook and bought a used copy instead.
- A single pirate could hold an entire crew hostage with the threat of the cannon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIRATE
The 6 tiles of PIRATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PIRATE
2 longer words begin with PIRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PIRATE
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Common questions about PIRATE
- Is PIRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIRATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIRATE worth?
- PIRATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIRATE mean?
- Someone who attacks ships at sea to rob them, or who copies and sells another person's work without permission.
- What letters can be added to PIRATE?
- PIRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIRATE:
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