ROTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ROTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROTATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROTATE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROTATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROTATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,330.
What does ROTATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn about an axis the way a wheel does, at any speed, and by extension to alternate people or plantings in a fixed order.
Rotate comes from the Latin rotare, to turn like a wheel, and it covers everything from a planet spinning on its axis to a person moving to a new position in a queue. Mechanics rotate tyres between the wheels of a car to spread out wear evenly, while farmers rotate crops from one field to another so the soil is not exhausted by the same plant every season. In everyday speech people also rotate staff through different duties, letting each person take a turn at every job. The word therefore covers literal turning and this broader sense of taking turns in sequence.
How ROTATE is used
Used both literally, for physical turning, and figuratively, for people or things taking turns in sequence.
- The earth continues to rotate on its axis every day.
- A mechanic will rotate the tyres to even out the wear.
- Farmers rotate crops so the soil keeps its nutrients.
- Staff rotate through the night shift every two weeks.
- The chair began to rotate slowly on its base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROTATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROTATE
2 longer words begin with ROTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROTATE
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Common questions about ROTATE
- Is ROTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROTATE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROTATE worth?
- ROTATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROTATE mean?
- To turn about an axis the way a wheel does, at any speed, and by extension to alternate people or plantings in a fixed order.
- What letters can be added to ROTATE?
- ROTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROTATE:
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