TUBERCULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TUBERCULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUBERCULATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUBERCULATE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUBERCULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tuberculatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TUBERCULATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TUBERCULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUBERCULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUBERCULATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Covered with small rounded lumps or knobs.
Biologists call a surface tuberculate when it is studded with little knobs, as on a toad's skin, a seed coat or a bone. The word describes texture and has no direct link to the disease unless the context is medical.
How TUBERCULATE is used
A technical term in biology for surfaces bearing small knob-like projections.
- The toad has tuberculate skin covered with warts.
- A tuberculate seed coat helps the seed catch in animal fur.
- The shell was tuberculate along its upper ridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUBERCULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUBERCULATE
2 longer words begin with TUBERCULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUBERCULATE
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Common questions about TUBERCULATE
- Is TUBERCULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUBERCULATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUBERCULATE worth?
- TUBERCULATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUBERCULATE mean?
- Covered with small rounded lumps or knobs.
- What letters can be added to TUBERCULATE?
- TUBERCULATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TUBERCULATE:
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