RADIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RADIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIATE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIATE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIATE
Front hooks — 1
eradiateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RADIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What stands out about RADIATE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RADIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To send out rays of light or heat, or to spread outward from a central point.
Streets can radiate from a square just as warmth can radiate from a stove. A person may also radiate confidence, meaning the feeling seems to flow from them without any effort.
How RADIATE is used
Works both with and without an object, and is common in physics, town planning and descriptions of mood.
- Heat seemed to radiate from the stones long after sunset.
- Six avenues radiate from the central plaza.
- She could radiate calm even in a crisis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RADIATE
The 7 tiles of RADIATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RADIATE
3 longer words begin with RADIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIATE
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Common questions about RADIATE
- Is RADIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIATE worth?
- RADIATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIATE mean?
- To send out rays of light or heat, or to spread outward from a central point.
- What letters can be added to RADIATE?
- RADIATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RADIATE:
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