RATIOCINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RATIOCINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATIOCINATE?
| 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 RATIOCINATE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATIOCINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATIOCINATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RATIOCINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RATIOCINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RATIOCINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To reason carefully and logically, working step by step towards a conclusion.
Ratiocinate is a stately word for thinking things through, and it often appears with a touch of irony. Detective stories favour it for a character who sits quietly and is expected to ratiocinate his way to the culprit.
How RATIOCINATE is used
Formal or bookish; often used humorously for deliberate thinking.
- The detective liked to ratiocinate by the fire before naming a suspect.
- You cannot simply ratiocinate your way out of a feeling.
- The students were asked to ratiocinate aloud so the class could follow each step.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATIOCINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RATIOCINATE
2 longer words begin with RATIOCINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RATIOCINATE
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Common questions about RATIOCINATE
- Is RATIOCINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATIOCINATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATIOCINATE worth?
- RATIOCINATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATIOCINATE mean?
- To reason carefully and logically, working step by step towards a conclusion.
- What letters can be added to RATIOCINATE?
- RATIOCINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RATIOCINATE:
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