VARIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VARIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARIATE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARIATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VARIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does VARIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To change or make different; to vary.
As a verb variate is a rare, slightly stiff alternative to vary. In statistics a variate is also a noun for a quantity that takes different values from case to case.
How VARIATE is used
Variate as a verb is uncommon; as a noun it belongs to statistics.
- Heat will variate the speed of the reaction.
- The cook chose to variate the recipe each week.
- In the sample, each variate was recorded separately.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VARIATE
2 longer words begin with VARIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VARIATE
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Common questions about VARIATE
- Is VARIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARIATE worth?
- VARIATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARIATE mean?
- To change or make different; to vary.
- What letters can be added to VARIATE?
- VARIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VARIATE:
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