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Prolate

p 3r 1o 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

About 2 syllables

adjective · 7 letters · Uncommon

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

What does prolate mean?

adjective

  1. having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

    “a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis”

  2. rounded like an egg

    Synonymsellipticellipticalovalovateoviform

Is PROLATE 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 PROLATE worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
p 3r 1o 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
p 4r 1o 1l 2a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
p 4r 1o 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3r 1o 1l 2a 1t 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in PROLATE

Hooks for PROLATE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

prolatedprolates

Words that end like PROLATE

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

privatedebaterelateupdatetranslateclimatecollatedictatemandatemigratedonateestatelocatenegaterotatetruncatefrustrateiratereinstatecrematedeflatefrigateinflatemagnate
All words ending in -ATE

Prolate: quick answers

Is PROLATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROLATE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PROLATE worth?
PROLATE scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prolate mean?
As an adjective, prolate means “having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROLATE?
You can make 218 shorter words from PROLATE, such as PALTER, PAROLE, PATROL, PELOTA. See the full list.