VELATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VELATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELATE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
velatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How VELATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VELATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about VELATE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VELATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a velum, which is a thin covering or veil of tissue.
Velate belongs to the vocabulary of biology, where it describes a mushroom, a mollusc larva or another organism fitted with a velum. The word goes back to the Latin for a veil. Outside scientific descriptions it is almost never met.
How VELATE is used
Technical, found in botany, mycology and zoology descriptions.
- The young fungus is velate until the covering tears away.
- A velate larva swims by beating its fringed lobes.
- The guide lists the velate species separately from the bare ones.
- Under the microscope the cap looked velate and slightly glossy.
- The velate condition disappears as the mushroom matures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VELATE
The 6 tiles of VELATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VELATE
1 longer words begin with VELATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VELATE
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Common questions about VELATE
- Is VELATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELATE worth?
- VELATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELATE mean?
- Having a velum, which is a thin covering or veil of tissue.
- What letters can be added to VELATE?
- VELATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VELATE:
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