SONICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SONICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SONICATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONICATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SONICATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SONICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SONICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SONICATE
- All 8 letters of SONICATE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SONICATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To break up cells or particles by exposing them to high-frequency sound waves.
Laboratory workers sonicate a sample to burst open cells and release their contents for study. The same method also mixes powders into liquids and cleans small instruments.
How SONICATE is used
Sonicate is a laboratory verb, used with samples, cells, or solutions.
- We sonicate the bacteria to release the proteins.
- Students must sonicate the mixture for thirty seconds.
- Researchers sonicate the solution to break up clumps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONICATE
The 8 tiles of SONICATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SONICATE
2 longer words begin with SONICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SONICATE
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Common questions about SONICATE
- Is SONICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONICATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONICATE worth?
- SONICATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONICATE mean?
- To break up cells or particles by exposing them to high-frequency sound waves.
- What letters can be added to SONICATE?
- SONICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SONICATE:
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