RADICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RADICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADICATE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADICATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADICATE
Front hooks — 1
eradicateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADICATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RADICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RADICATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make something take root, or to fix it firmly in place.
Radicate comes from the Latin word for root, and writers mostly use it figuratively for ideas or habits that become deeply established. In botany it can also describe a plant that grows from a root.
How RADICATE is used
Rare and formal, seen in older or learned writing.
- The teacher wanted to radicate good habits in her pupils early.
- Such beliefs radicate themselves slowly in a community.
- The gardener hoped the cuttings would radicate before winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADICATE
2 longer words begin with RADICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RADICATE
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Common questions about RADICATE
- Is RADICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADICATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADICATE worth?
- RADICATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADICATE mean?
- To make something take root, or to fix it firmly in place.
- What letters can be added to RADICATE?
- RADICATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RADICATE:
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