PRIMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRIMATE 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 PRIMATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRIMATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
primatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRIMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does PRIMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of the group of mammals that includes monkeys, apes and humans.
Primates share grasping hands, forward-facing eyes and large brains for their size. The same word is also the title of the senior bishop of a country or province, so the context decides the meaning.
How PRIMATE is used
Primate is used in biology and anthropology, and in church writing for a leading archbishop.
- The zoo keeps every primate in a shaded enclosure.
- Lemurs are an unusual primate found only on one island.
- The primate of the church led the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRIMATE
3 longer words begin with PRIMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIMATE
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Common questions about PRIMATE
- Is PRIMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIMATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIMATE worth?
- PRIMATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIMATE mean?
- A member of the group of mammals that includes monkeys, apes and humans.
- What letters can be added to PRIMATE?
- PRIMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRIMATE:
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