TUBULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUBULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUBULATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUBULATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUBULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUBULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUBULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUBULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUBULATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a tube or fitted with a tube.
Tubulate describes things that are hollow and cylindrical, from parts of plants to laboratory glass. As a verb it can also mean to form something into a tube.
How TUBULATE is used
A technical term in botany and laboratory work, where a tubulate vessel has a side opening.
- The tubulate flask had a short neck on one side.
- Botanists noted the tubulate shape of the corolla.
- A tubulate fitting connected the pipe to the tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUBULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUBULATE
2 longer words begin with TUBULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUBULATE
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Common questions about TUBULATE
- Is TUBULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUBULATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUBULATE worth?
- TUBULATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUBULATE mean?
- Shaped like a tube or fitted with a tube.
- What letters can be added to TUBULATE?
- TUBULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUBULATE:
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