REGELATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REGELATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REGELATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REGELATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REGELATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REGELATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REGELATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REGELATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REGELATE
- The same 8 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 REGELATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To freeze together again, as pieces of ice do after pressure is released.
Regelate describes a physical effect: ice melts under pressure and freezes back when the pressure eases. It explains why two ice cubes pressed together will stick, and why a glacier can flow around rocks. The word is mainly found in physics and glaciology.
How REGELATE is used
A technical word from physics and the study of glaciers.
- Pressed pieces of ice will regelate once the pressure is gone.
- The wire cut through the block, and the ice began to regelate behind it.
- Snowballs hold together because the crystals regelate under the grip of a hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REGELATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REGELATE
The 8 tiles of REGELATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REGELATE
2 longer words begin with REGELATE.
Shorter words from the letters in REGELATE
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Common questions about REGELATE
- Is REGELATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REGELATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REGELATE worth?
- REGELATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REGELATE mean?
- To freeze together again, as pieces of ice do after pressure is released.
- What letters can be added to REGELATE?
- REGELATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REGELATE:
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