SALIVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SALIVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALIVATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALIVATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALIVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALIVATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALIVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALIVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALIVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To produce saliva in the mouth, especially at the thought or sight of food.
Salivate is both a bodily reflex and a figure of speech. People say they salivate over a menu, a car or a bargain when they mean they crave it eagerly.
How SALIVATE is used
Salivate is used literally for the mouth and figuratively for eager desire.
- The smell of baking bread made us salivate.
- Fans began to salivate at the trailer.
- Dogs salivate when they hear the food bowl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALIVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALIVATE
The 8 tiles of SALIVATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALIVATE
2 longer words begin with SALIVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SALIVATE
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Common questions about SALIVATE
- Is SALIVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALIVATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALIVATE worth?
- SALIVATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALIVATE mean?
- To produce saliva in the mouth, especially at the thought or sight of food.
- What letters can be added to SALIVATE?
- SALIVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALIVATE:
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