VALERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VALERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALERATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALERATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
valeratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALERATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VALERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VALERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VALERATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester formed from valeric acid.
Chemists meet a valerate in perfumery, where such esters give fruity scents, and in medicine, where it is attached to some hormone drugs. The name comes from the plant source of the parent acid.
How VALERATE is used
Chemical term, often part of a compound name.
- The lab prepared a valerate of ethyl for the fragrance test.
- Each valerate has a distinct odour.
- The drug label listed a valerate ester as its active form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VALERATE
1 longer words begin with VALERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VALERATE
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Common questions about VALERATE
- Is VALERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALERATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALERATE worth?
- VALERATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALERATE mean?
- A salt or ester formed from valeric acid.
- What letters can be added to VALERATE?
- VALERATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VALERATE:
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