PROROGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROROGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROROGATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROROGATE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROROGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROROGATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROROGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROROGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROROGATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rarelegal
To bring a session of a legislative body to a close, or to put off a meeting until a later date.
This is a seldom-seen relative of the more usual prorogue. A body that is prorogated is not dissolved; it simply stops sitting until it is summoned again.
How PROROGATE is used
Found in formal writing about parliaments and councils; prorogue is the form most people use.
- The king chose to prorogate the assembly until the spring.
- They had power to prorogate the council whenever order broke down.
- It was the governor who would prorogate the session.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROROGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROROGATE
2 longer words begin with PROROGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROROGATE
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Common questions about PROROGATE
- Is PROROGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROROGATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROROGATE worth?
- PROROGATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROROGATE mean?
- To bring a session of a legislative body to a close, or to put off a meeting until a later date.
- What letters can be added to PROROGATE?
- PROROGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROROGATE:
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