PROLIFERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PROLIFERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROLIFERATE?
| 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 PROLIFERATE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLIFERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLIFERATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROLIFERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROLIFERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROLIFERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To increase quickly in number or spread rapidly.
Biologists use it for cells that multiply, and journalists for things like rumours or coffee shops. The pace that proliferate implies is fast and slightly out of control.
How PROLIFERATE is used
Used in science, news and business for fast-growing numbers of things.
- Bacteria proliferate quickly in warm, damp conditions.
- Small cafes continue to proliferate along the high street.
- Rumours tend to proliferate when no official news arrives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLIFERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLIFERATE
2 longer words begin with PROLIFERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLIFERATE
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Common questions about PROLIFERATE
- Is PROLIFERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLIFERATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLIFERATE worth?
- PROLIFERATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLIFERATE mean?
- To increase quickly in number or spread rapidly.
- What letters can be added to PROLIFERATE?
- PROLIFERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROLIFERATE:
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