SINUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SINUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINUATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINUATE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINUATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SINUATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SINUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does SINUATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having a strongly wavy edge with alternate rounded notches and lobes; curving in and out.
In plant descriptions a sinuate leaf has deep waves along its margin but is not cut as far as a lobed one. The word can also describe any winding path or line.
How SINUATE is used
Sinuate is a descriptive term for botany and anatomy, and it can also be a verb meaning to wind or curve.
- The oak has a sinuate leaf with rounded waves on each side.
- A sinuate line ran along the edge of the shell.
- The path was sinuate, bending around each boulder.
- The key notes that the margin is sinuate rather than toothed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINUATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SINUATE
The 7 tiles of SINUATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SINUATE
3 longer words begin with SINUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SINUATE
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Common questions about SINUATE
- Is SINUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINUATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINUATE worth?
- SINUATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINUATE mean?
- Having a strongly wavy edge with alternate rounded notches and lobes; curving in and out.
- What letters can be added to SINUATE?
- SINUATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SINUATE:
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