SCINTILLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCINTILLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCINTILLATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCINTILLATE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCINTILLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCINTILLATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCINTILLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCINTILLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCINTILLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give off quick flashes of light, or to be brilliantly lively and clever.
Scintillate is what stars and diamonds appear to do when their light seems to flicker. In physics it also names the brief flash of light a material gives off when struck by a particle, and in talk of people it praises sparkling wit.
How SCINTILLATE is used
Scintillate is used for flickering light and for brilliant conversation.
- The frost seemed to scintillate in the morning sun.
- She could scintillate at any dinner party.
- Certain crystals scintillate when radiation strikes them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCINTILLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCINTILLATE
2 longer words begin with SCINTILLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCINTILLATE
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Common questions about SCINTILLATE
- Is SCINTILLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCINTILLATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCINTILLATE worth?
- SCINTILLATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCINTILLATE mean?
- To give off quick flashes of light, or to be brilliantly lively and clever.
- What letters can be added to SCINTILLATE?
- SCINTILLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCINTILLATE:
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