VULGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VULGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULGATE?
| 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 VULGATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULGATE
Front hooks — 1
evulgateBack hooks — 1
vulgatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULGATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VULGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does VULGATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The Latin translation of the Bible made mainly by Saint Jerome in the late fourth century.
The Vulgate was the standard Bible of Western Christendom for over a thousand years, and its Latin phrases shaped European languages. The name itself means common, because Jerome aimed for the ordinary Latin that people could understand.
How VULGATE is used
The word vulgate is capitalised when it names the Bible and lowercase when it means common speech.
- Jerome produced the Vulgate in Bethlehem.
- Many medieval sermons quote the Vulgate directly.
- The council declared the Vulgate to be the authentic Latin text.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULGATE
1 longer words begin with VULGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VULGATE
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Common questions about VULGATE
- Is VULGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULGATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULGATE worth?
- VULGATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULGATE mean?
- The Latin translation of the Bible made mainly by Saint Jerome in the late fourth century.
- What letters can be added to VULGATE?
- VULGATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VULGATE:
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