TOLLGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TOLLGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLLGATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLLGATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLLGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOLLGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOLLGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOLLGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOLLGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gate or barrier across a road or bridge where travellers must pay a fee before passing.
A tollgate is the physical point where a road charges for its use. Drivers slow down at the tollgate, hand over the fee, and only then does the barrier lift.
How TOLLGATE is used
Tollgate is used for the barrier itself, not for the fee, which is called the toll.
- Traffic backed up for a mile before the tollgate.
- She dug in her pocket for coins as the car reached the tollgate.
- The old tollgate on the bridge has long since been removed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLLGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOLLGATE
2 longer words begin with TOLLGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLLGATE
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Common questions about TOLLGATE
- Is TOLLGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLLGATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLLGATE worth?
- TOLLGATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLLGATE mean?
- A gate or barrier across a road or bridge where travellers must pay a fee before passing.
- What letters can be added to TOLLGATE?
- TOLLGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOLLGATE:
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