ZONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ZONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZONATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZONATE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZONATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ZONATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does ZONATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Marked with bands or belts, or divided into zones.
Zonate is a scientific word used for patterns seen on leaves, shells, stones and fungi, where rings of colour or texture alternate. It describes how something looks, not how it was made.
How ZONATE is used
The word zonate is used in botany, geology and other descriptive science writing.
- The mushroom cap was zonate, with rings of brown and cream.
- A zonate agate shows bands of different colours.
- The leaf had a zonate pattern of dark and pale stripes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZONATE
1 longer words begin with ZONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZONATE
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Common questions about ZONATE
- Is ZONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZONATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZONATE worth?
- ZONATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZONATE mean?
- Marked with bands or belts, or divided into zones.
- What letters can be added to ZONATE?
- ZONATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZONATE:
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