REGRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REGRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REGRATE?
| 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 REGRATE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REGRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REGRATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REGRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 99,810.
What does REGRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To buy up goods, especially food, in order to resell them nearby at a higher price.
Medieval law treated this practice as a crime because it pushed up the price of bread and meat at the local market. The verb regrate is separate from the builder sense of scraping the face of old stone to refresh it.
How REGRATE is used
Found in history books about old market regulations, where traders were punished for trying to regrate.
- Merchants were fined if they tried to regrate corn before market day.
- The statute forbade anyone to regrate fish in the town.
- He was accused of choosing to regrate butter and eggs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REGRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REGRATE
The 7 tiles of REGRATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REGRATE
4 longer words begin with REGRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in REGRATE
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Common questions about REGRATE
- Is REGRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REGRATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REGRATE worth?
- REGRATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REGRATE mean?
- To buy up goods, especially food, in order to resell them nearby at a higher price.
- What letters can be added to REGRATE?
- REGRATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REGRATE:
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