ROSTRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROSTRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSTRATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSTRATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSTRATE
Back hooks — 1
rostratedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ROSTRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROSTRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROSTRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROSTRATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having a beak or a beaklike projection.
Rostrate is how naturalists describe a creature or fruit with a pointed, beaklike tip. A rostrate seed capsule narrows into a spout, as does the snout of certain insects.
How ROSTRATE is used
Rostrate is a technical word in zoology and botany for beaked structures.
- The weevil has a long, rostrate head.
- A rostrate fruit tapers into a sharp point.
- The fossil shell is distinctly rostrate at one end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSTRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROSTRATE
1 longer words begin with ROSTRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSTRATE
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Common questions about ROSTRATE
- Is ROSTRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSTRATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSTRATE worth?
- ROSTRATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSTRATE mean?
- Having a beak or a beaklike projection.
- What letters can be added to ROSTRATE?
- ROSTRATE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROSTRATE:
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