STELLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STELLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STELLATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STELLATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STELLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stellatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STELLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STELLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STELLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STELLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a star, with parts spreading out from a centre.
Botanists and anatomists call a leaf, hair or cell stellate when its arms radiate from a point. Stellate can also describe a scar or fracture that fans outward.
How STELLATE is used
Scientific description of star-shaped forms.
- The plant has stellate hairs on its leaves.
- A stellate crack spread across the windscreen.
- Under the microscope the cell looked stellate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STELLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STELLATE
2 longer words begin with STELLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in STELLATE
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Common questions about STELLATE
- Is STELLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STELLATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STELLATE worth?
- STELLATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STELLATE mean?
- Shaped like a star, with parts spreading out from a centre.
- What letters can be added to STELLATE?
- STELLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STELLATE:
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