RECONSECRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECONSECRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECONSECRATE?
| 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 RECONSECRATE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECONSECRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECONSECRATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECONSECRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECONSECRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECONSECRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make a place or object holy once more after it was profaned.
Churches reconsecrate a building that was desecrated or closed, and a bishop usually performs the rite. The word needs a first consecration to have taken place and then been undone.
How RECONSECRATE is used
Religious use, for churches, altars and burial grounds.
- The bishop will reconsecrate the church on Sunday.
- They had to reconsecrate the graveyard after the vandalism.
- The altar was reconsecrated with a solemn ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECONSECRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECONSECRATE
2 longer words begin with RECONSECRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RECONSECRATE
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Common questions about RECONSECRATE
- Is RECONSECRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECONSECRATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECONSECRATE worth?
- RECONSECRATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECONSECRATE mean?
- To make a place or object holy once more after it was profaned.
- What letters can be added to RECONSECRATE?
- RECONSECRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECONSECRATE:
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