UMBELLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UMBELLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBELLATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBELLATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBELLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umbellatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UMBELLATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UMBELLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UMBELLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UMBELLATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Bearing or shaped like an umbel, a flat-topped cluster of flowers on stalks spreading from one point.
Carrots, parsley and fennel have umbellate flower heads that look like tiny umbrellas. Botanists use the word when describing how a plant's flowers are arranged.
How UMBELLATE is used
Umbellate is used in botany and plant identification guides.
- Dill has umbellate flower clusters.
- The umbellate heads of the wild carrot attract many insects.
- The key asks whether the inflorescence is umbellate or spiked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBELLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMBELLATE
2 longer words begin with UMBELLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBELLATE
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Common questions about UMBELLATE
- Is UMBELLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBELLATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBELLATE worth?
- UMBELLATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBELLATE mean?
- Bearing or shaped like an umbel, a flat-topped cluster of flowers on stalks spreading from one point.
- What letters can be added to UMBELLATE?
- UMBELLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UMBELLATE:
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