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Foliate

f 4o 1l 1i 1a 1t 1e 1

About 3 syllables

verb · adjective · 7 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does foliate mean?

verb

  1. hammer into thin flat foils

    “foliate metal”

  2. decorate with leaves

  3. coat or back with metal foil

    “foliate glass”

  4. number the pages of a book or manuscript

    Synonymspaginatepage

  5. grow leaves

    “the tree foliated in Spring”

adjective

  1. ornamented with foliage or foils

    “foliate tracery”

    Synonymsfoliated

  2. (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves

    “`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'”

  3. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

    Synonymsfoliatedfoliaceous

Is FOLIATE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FOLIATE worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
f 4o 1l 1i 1a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
f 4o 1l 2i 1a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
f 4o 1l 1i 1a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
f 4o 1l 2i 1a 1t 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FOLIATE

Hooks for FOLIATE

Add one letter to the front or back of FOLIATE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

foliatedfoliates

Words that end like FOLIATE

Common words that share the ending -IATE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

associateappreciateinitiatenegotiatedeviatemediateradiateenunciateofficiateasphyxiatecollegiatedepreciatedissociateingratiatesubstantiateimmediateappropriatealleviateabbreviateintermediatedifferentiateinappropriateaffiliatehumiliate
All words ending in -IATE

Foliate: quick answers

Is FOLIATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOLIATE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FOLIATE worth?
FOLIATE scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does foliate mean?
As a verb, foliate means “hammer into thin flat foils”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOLIATE?
You can make 130 shorter words from FOLIATE, such as FETIAL, FOETAL, FOLATE, ALEFT. See the full list.