TUNICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUNICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUNICATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUNICATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUNICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUNICATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUNICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUNICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUNICATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small marine animal with a sac-shaped body and a tough outer coat, such as a sea squirt.
A tunicate draws water in through one siphon and pushes it out through another, filtering food as it goes. Its larvae have a stiffening rod that links these animals to vertebrates.
How TUNICATE is used
Used in marine biology, where a tunicate is classed with the chordates.
- The diver found a tunicate clinging to the pier.
- A tunicate looks like a small bag fixed to the rock.
- Scientists study the tunicate to learn about early vertebrates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUNICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUNICATE
2 longer words begin with TUNICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUNICATE
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Common questions about TUNICATE
- Is TUNICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUNICATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUNICATE worth?
- TUNICATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUNICATE mean?
- A small marine animal with a sac-shaped body and a tough outer coat, such as a sea squirt.
- What letters can be added to TUNICATE?
- TUNICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUNICATE:
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