USTULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. USTULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USTULATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USTULATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USTULATE
Front hooks — 1
pustulateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USTULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in USTULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so USTULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does USTULATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Blackened or coloured as if scorched by fire.
Ustulate is used in natural history for surfaces that look burnt, such as the tips of petals or the wings of an insect. As a verb in older English it meant to burn or sear.
How USTULATE is used
Ustulate is a rare descriptive word in botany and zoology.
- The petals were ustulate at the edges.
- The moth has ustulate markings on its forewings.
- A ustulate patch spread across the leaf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USTULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with USTULATE
2 longer words begin with USTULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in USTULATE
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Common questions about USTULATE
- Is USTULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USTULATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USTULATE worth?
- USTULATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USTULATE mean?
- Blackened or coloured as if scorched by fire.
- What letters can be added to USTULATE?
- USTULATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of USTULATE:
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