UNGULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNGULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNGULATE?
| 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 UNGULATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNGULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ungulatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNGULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNGULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNGULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNGULATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mammal that has hooves.
Ungulate is a biologists' word covering animals as varied as horses, deer and pigs. Not every ungulate is a close relative of the others, because the hoofed condition has appeared in separate groups.
How UNGULATE is used
Ungulate is used in zoology and nature writing for hoofed mammals.
- The deer is a graceful ungulate of the forest.
- Every ungulate in the herd grazed on the plain.
- Zoologists study how each ungulate digests its food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNGULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNGULATE
1 longer words begin with UNGULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNGULATE
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Common questions about UNGULATE
- Is UNGULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNGULATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNGULATE worth?
- UNGULATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNGULATE mean?
- A mammal that has hooves.
- What letters can be added to UNGULATE?
- UNGULATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNGULATE:
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