UMBONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UMBONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBONATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBONATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBONATE
No single letter turns UMBONATE into another word.
How UMBONATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UMBONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UMBONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UMBONATE
- All 8 letters of UMBONATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UMBONATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a rounded knob or raised boss at the centre.
Umbonate surfaces swell in the middle like the boss of a shield. Mushroom guides use the word for caps with a central bump, and shell collectors use it for raised centres on valves.
How UMBONATE is used
Technical term from mycology and natural history, used when an umbonate cap or shell is being described.
- The umbonate cap had a small bump at its centre.
- Field notes recorded an umbonate shell with fine ridges.
- You can tell this fungus by its umbonate top.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBONATE
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Common questions about UMBONATE
- Is UMBONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBONATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBONATE worth?
- UMBONATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBONATE mean?
- Having a rounded knob or raised boss at the centre.
- What letters can be added to UMBONATE?
- No single letter can be added to UMBONATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UMBONATE:
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