SPECIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPECIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECIATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECIATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPECIATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPECIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPECIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To evolve into one or more new and distinct species.
Biologists say a population may speciate once its members can no longer breed with the parent group. Isolation on islands or across mountains often sets the process going.
How SPECIATE is used
A scientific verb used in evolutionary biology, typically about populations or lineages.
- Finches on separate islands began to speciate over many generations.
- Isolated fish populations can speciate when a lake dries into pools.
- Researchers study how quickly beetles speciate in new habitats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECIATE
2 longer words begin with SPECIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECIATE
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Common questions about SPECIATE
- Is SPECIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECIATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECIATE worth?
- SPECIATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECIATE mean?
- To evolve into one or more new and distinct species.
- What letters can be added to SPECIATE?
- SPECIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPECIATE:
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