TESSELLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TESSELLATE 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 TESSELLATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TESSELLATE is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TESSELLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TESSELLATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TESSELLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TESSELLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TESSELLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cover a surface with small tiles or identical shapes that fit together without gaps.
Squares, triangles and hexagons all tessellate, but circles cannot. Mosaic makers and mathematicians share the interest.
How TESSELLATE is used
Tessellate is used in mathematics, design and mosaic work.
- Regular hexagons tessellate perfectly on a flat plane.
- The artist chose to tessellate the floor with small blue tiles.
- Pentagons will not tessellate on their own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TESSELLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TESSELLATE
2 longer words begin with TESSELLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TESSELLATE
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Common questions about TESSELLATE
- Is TESSELLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TESSELLATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TESSELLATE worth?
- TESSELLATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TESSELLATE mean?
- To cover a surface with small tiles or identical shapes that fit together without gaps.
- What letters can be added to TESSELLATE?
- TESSELLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TESSELLATE:
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