VOLVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VOLVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOLVATE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOLVATE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOLVATE
No single letter turns VOLVATE into another word.
How VOLVATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VOLVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does VOLVATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having a volva, the sac-like cup at the base of the stem of some mushrooms.
Mycologists check whether a mushroom is volvate because the cup at the base can distinguish dangerous species such as the death cap. The volva is what is left of the veil that covered the young fruiting body.
How VOLVATE is used
Volvate is a technical word of mycology, used when identifying fungi.
- A volvate mushroom must be dug up whole to see the base.
- The guide warns that many volvate species are poisonous.
- The cap was white and the stem clearly volvate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOLVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VOLVATE
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Common questions about VOLVATE
- Is VOLVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOLVATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOLVATE worth?
- VOLVATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOLVATE mean?
- Having a volva, the sac-like cup at the base of the stem of some mushrooms.
- What letters can be added to VOLVATE?
- No single letter can be added to VOLVATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VOLVATE:
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