RUBRICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RUBRICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBRICATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBRICATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBRICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBRICATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RUBRICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUBRICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RUBRICATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To mark or write in red, as scribes did for headings and initial letters in manuscripts.
To rubricate a page was to add the red titles and capitals that set off the black text. The Latin root means red. The verb is now mostly used by historians of books and manuscripts.
How RUBRICATE is used
Used in manuscript studies and church history for red headings and decorated letters.
- A scribe was hired to rubricate the psalter.
- Monks would rubricate each new chapter heading.
- They rubricate the feast days in the old calendar.
- The printer chose to rubricate the opening letters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBRICATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBRICATE
2 longer words begin with RUBRICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBRICATE
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Common questions about RUBRICATE
- Is RUBRICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBRICATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBRICATE worth?
- RUBRICATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBRICATE mean?
- To mark or write in red, as scribes did for headings and initial letters in manuscripts.
- What letters can be added to RUBRICATE?
- RUBRICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RUBRICATE:
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