VIRGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIRGATE 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 VIRGATE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRGATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virgatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRGATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIRGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,244.
What does VIRGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old English measure of land, usually about thirty acres.
In medieval villages a virgate was a typical peasant holding, about as much as a pair of oxen could plough in a year. Its exact size varied by region and period, so historians treat any single figure as rough. It also exists as a botanical adjective meaning rod-shaped.
How VIRGATE is used
The word virgate is used in medieval history, often alongside the related terms hide and yardland.
- Each tenant held a virgate of arable land.
- The manor record lists forty tenants, mostly with a half virgate.
- A virgate was enough to support one household.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VIRGATE
The 7 tiles of VIRGATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VIRGATE
1 longer words begin with VIRGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRGATE
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Common questions about VIRGATE
- Is VIRGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRGATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRGATE worth?
- VIRGATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRGATE mean?
- An old English measure of land, usually about thirty acres.
- What letters can be added to VIRGATE?
- VIRGATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIRGATE:
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