PLICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLICATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLICATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLICATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does PLICATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Folded into parallel pleats like a fan.
Botanists call a leaf plicate when it is creased in ridges along its length, as palm leaves often are. The same word appears in zoology for folded shells or wings.
How PLICATE is used
Plicate is a descriptive term used in botany and natural history.
- The plicate leaf opened slowly like a fan.
- A plicate shell has ridges running down its sides.
- The palm bore large plicate fronds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLICATE
5 longer words begin with PLICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PLICATE
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Common questions about PLICATE
- Is PLICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLICATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLICATE worth?
- PLICATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLICATE mean?
- Folded into parallel pleats like a fan.
- What letters can be added to PLICATE?
- PLICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLICATE:
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