POPULATES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POPULATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
p3o1p3u1l1a1t1e1s1
PlayablePOPULATES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POPULATES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful POPULATES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPULATES
No single letter turns POPULATES into another word.
How POPULATES scores
Scrabble p3o1p3u1l1a1t1e1s1 13
Words with Friends p4o1p4u2l2a1t1e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in POPULATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POPULATES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POPULATES
papulose12 populate12 outleaps10 petalous10 applets11 appulse11 lappets11 laptops11 loppets11 papules11 pasteup11 poulpes11 pupates11 stapple11 stopple11 topples11 upleaps11 upleapt11 upslope11 apostle9 outleap9 pelotas9 plutoes9 potales9 pulsate9 puteals9 spatule9 tupelos9 appels10 apples10 applet10 appose10 epopts10 lappet10 laptop10 loppet10 palpus10 papule10 peplos10 peplus10
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Common questions about POPULATES
- Is POPULATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPULATES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPULATES worth?
- POPULATES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POPULATES?
- No single letter can be added to POPULATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POPULATES:
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