ULCERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ULCERATE 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 ULCERATE?
| 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 ULCERATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULCERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULCERATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ULCERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULCERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ULCERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To form an open sore, or to cause such a sore to develop on tissue.
Skin or the lining of an organ may ulcerate when tissue breaks down and fails to heal. Doctors use the verb for both the process and its cause, such as a bacterium or constant pressure. The related noun is ulcer, which names the sore itself.
How ULCERATE is used
Used in medical contexts, often of skin, the stomach lining or the mouth.
- Untreated pressure can make the skin ulcerate within days.
- The wound began to ulcerate and needed dressing twice a day.
- Certain infections ulcerate the lining of the gut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULCERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ULCERATE
2 longer words begin with ULCERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ULCERATE
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Common questions about ULCERATE
- Is ULCERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULCERATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULCERATE worth?
- ULCERATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULCERATE mean?
- To form an open sore, or to cause such a sore to develop on tissue.
- What letters can be added to ULCERATE?
- ULCERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ULCERATE:
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