STAGNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STAGNATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAGNATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAGNATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAGNATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAGNATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STAGNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAGNATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STAGNATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stagnate is to stop flowing or moving, or to stop developing and become dull and inactive.
Water stagnates when it has nowhere to go, and by extension business or learning can stagnate when nothing new is added. The verb suggests a slow decline rather than a sudden stop.
How STAGNATE is used
Stagnate is used of still water and of anything that ceases to grow or improve.
- Left alone, the pond will stagnate over the summer.
- Wages began to stagnate while prices kept rising.
- She feared her skills would stagnate in a job with no challenges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAGNATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STAGNATE
2 longer words begin with STAGNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in STAGNATE
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Common questions about STAGNATE
- Is STAGNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAGNATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAGNATE worth?
- STAGNATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAGNATE mean?
- To stagnate is to stop flowing or moving, or to stop developing and become dull and inactive.
- What letters can be added to STAGNATE?
- STAGNATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STAGNATE:
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