ULULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ULULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULULATE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ULULATE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULULATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULULATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ULULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does ULULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To howl or wail loudly, often to express grief or joy.
In many cultures women ululate at weddings and funerals with a long, high-pitched trill made by moving the tongue. The verb is also used of dogs, wolves and sirens, whose cries rise and fall in the same way.
How ULULATE is used
Ululate appears in travel writing, fiction and descriptions of ritual cries.
- The women began to ululate as the bride arrived.
- Jackals ululate in the hills after dark.
- Crowds ululate when their team scores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ULULATE
2 longer words begin with ULULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ULULATE
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Common questions about ULULATE
- Is ULULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULULATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULULATE worth?
- ULULATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULULATE mean?
- To howl or wail loudly, often to express grief or joy.
- What letters can be added to ULULATE?
- ULULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ULULATE:
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