ZINCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZINCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZINCATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZINCATE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZINCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zincatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZINCATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZINCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does ZINCATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt formed when zinc hydroxide reacts as an acid with a strong base.
A zincate forms because zinc hydroxide can act as both a base and an acid, a trait called amphoteric. Zincate solutions turn up in plating baths and battery chemistry.
How ZINCATE is used
A chemistry term, usually named with a metal, as in zincate of sodium.
- Sodium zincate forms when zinc oxide dissolves in lye.
- The plating bath contained a zincate solution.
- Students prepared a zincate in the laboratory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZINCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZINCATE
1 longer words begin with ZINCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZINCATE
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Common questions about ZINCATE
- Is ZINCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZINCATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZINCATE worth?
- ZINCATE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZINCATE mean?
- A salt formed when zinc hydroxide reacts as an acid with a strong base.
- What letters can be added to ZINCATE?
- ZINCATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZINCATE:
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