PROPITIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PROPITIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROPITIATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROPITIATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPITIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROPITIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PROPITIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROPITIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROPITIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To win back the goodwill of a god, spirit or person by doing something that pleases them.
Ancient peoples offered sacrifices to propitiate angry gods. In modern writing the verb describes calming an upset person with a gift or a concession, though it sounds slightly grand.
How PROPITIATE is used
Formal or literary; the noun is propitiation.
- Villagers brought gifts to propitiate the river spirit.
- He tried to propitiate his angry neighbour with an apology.
- No offering could propitiate the storm.
- The king hoped to propitiate the rebels by lowering taxes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPITIATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROPITIATE
2 longer words begin with PROPITIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPITIATE
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Common questions about PROPITIATE
- Is PROPITIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPITIATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPITIATE worth?
- PROPITIATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPITIATE mean?
- To win back the goodwill of a god, spirit or person by doing something that pleases them.
- What letters can be added to PROPITIATE?
- PROPITIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PROPITIATE:
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