RESUSCITATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RESUSCITATE 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 RESUSCITATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESUSCITATE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESUSCITATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESUSCITATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RESUSCITATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESUSCITATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESUSCITATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bring someone back from unconsciousness or apparent death, or to restore something to vigour.
Medical staff resuscitate patients whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped, using methods such as chest compressions. The word also stretches to failing businesses, languages and traditions that someone tries to revive.
How RESUSCITATE is used
Medical in the main, with a figurative sense for reviving projects.
- Paramedics worked for twenty minutes to resuscitate the man.
- The new owners hope to resuscitate the failing theatre.
- Teachers have tried to resuscitate the dying dialect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESUSCITATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESUSCITATE
2 longer words begin with RESUSCITATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESUSCITATE
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Common questions about RESUSCITATE
- Is RESUSCITATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESUSCITATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESUSCITATE worth?
- RESUSCITATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESUSCITATE mean?
- To bring someone back from unconsciousness or apparent death, or to restore something to vigour.
- What letters can be added to RESUSCITATE?
- RESUSCITATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RESUSCITATE:
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