VAGINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VAGINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAGINATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAGINATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAGINATE
Front hooks — 1
evaginateBack hooks — 1
vaginatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How VAGINATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VAGINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VAGINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VAGINATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Enclosed in or furnished with a sheath, as the base of some plant leaves.
In plant description a vaginate part wraps around the stem like a sleeve, as grass leaves do. The term belongs to botanical keys and is unknown in everyday speech.
How VAGINATE is used
Used in botany for sheathed leaves and stalks.
- The vaginate leaf base clasped the stem tightly.
- Grasses typically have a vaginate arrangement of leaves.
- The botanist described the plant as vaginate at the nodes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAGINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAGINATE
The 8 tiles of VAGINATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VAGINATE
1 longer words begin with VAGINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VAGINATE
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Common questions about VAGINATE
- Is VAGINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAGINATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAGINATE worth?
- VAGINATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAGINATE mean?
- Enclosed in or furnished with a sheath, as the base of some plant leaves.
- What letters can be added to VAGINATE?
- VAGINATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VAGINATE:
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