What GRADATE Means
- verb: arrange according to grades“These lines are gradated”
- verb: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another“The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
GRADATE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 R1 A1 D2 A1 T1 E1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In GRADATE
116 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (2)
5 letter words (24)
ADAGEAGATEAREADDARGADATERDERATGARDAGATEDGATERGRADEGRATEGREATRADGERAGDERAGEDRATEDREATARETAGTAREDTARGATARGETERGATRADETREAD
4 letter words (41)
AGARAGEDAGERAREAAREDAREGARETDAREDARGDARTDATADATEDEARDRAGDRATDREGEARDEGADGADEGAEDGAREGARTGATEGEARGEATGERTGETAGRADGRATRADERAGARAGERATARATEREADTAEDTARATARETEADTEARTRAD
3 letter words (34)
AGAAGEARDAREARTATEDAEDAGDEGEAREATERAERGETAGADGAEGARGATGEDGERGETRADRAGRATREDREGRETTADTAETAGTARTEATEDTEG
2 letter words (15)
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