PROLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROLATE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROLATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does PROLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Stretched along its polar axis, so that the pole to pole length is greater than the width at the equator.
A rugby ball or an egg is close to a prolate spheroid, while a flattened pumpkin is its opposite. Mathematicians and astronomers use prolate to describe the shape of orbits, lenses and celestial bodies.
How PROLATE is used
Prolate is a technical word, usually paired with spheroid and set against oblate.
- An American football is roughly a prolate spheroid.
- The nucleus has a prolate shape, longer than it is wide.
- Unlike an oblate planet, a prolate body is pointed at its poles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLATE
5 longer words begin with PROLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLATE
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Common questions about PROLATE
- Is PROLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLATE worth?
- PROLATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLATE mean?
- Stretched along its polar axis, so that the pole to pole length is greater than the width at the equator.
- What letters can be added to PROLATE?
- PROLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROLATE:
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