UMBILICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UMBILICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBILICATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBILICATE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBILICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umbilicatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UMBILICATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UMBILICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UMBILICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UMBILICATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotanyzoology
Having a navel-like central depression, or an umbilicus.
Umbilicate is a descriptive term in natural history. The cap of a mushroom may be umbilicate when it dips in the middle, and some shells are umbilicate because of a hollow at the centre of their coil.
How UMBILICATE is used
Specialist word from mycology, botany and shell description.
- The mushroom has an umbilicate cap with a small dimple at the centre.
- An umbilicate shell shows an open hollow at the base of its spiral.
- Field guides list the umbilicate form as a key identification clue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBILICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMBILICATE
1 longer words begin with UMBILICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBILICATE
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Common questions about UMBILICATE
- Is UMBILICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBILICATE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBILICATE worth?
- UMBILICATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBILICATE mean?
- Having a navel-like central depression, or an umbilicus.
- What letters can be added to UMBILICATE?
- UMBILICATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UMBILICATE:
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