Is PULSATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PULSATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PULSATE mean?
- verb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
“The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
- verb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
“the city pulsated with music and excitement”
- verb
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
“pulse waves”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PULSATE
Single letters that turn PULSATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from PULSATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- letups8
- palest8
- palets8
- pastel8
- pelaus8
- petals8
- plates8
- pleats8
- septal8
- staple8
- taupes8
- tepals8
- lapse7
- leaps7
- leapt7
- lepta7
- letup7
- pales7
- palet7
- paste7
- pates7
- pause7
- peals7
- peats7
- pelau7
- pelts7
- petal7
- plate7
- plats7
- pleas7
- pleat7
- pulas7
- pules7
- pulse7
- salep7
- sepal7
- septa7
- setup7
- slept7
- spale7
- spate7
- spelt7
- splat7
- sputa7
- stupa7
- stupe7
- tapes7
- taupe7
- tepal7
- tepas7
- upset7
- salute6
- alps6
- apes6
- apse6
- laps6
- leap6
- lept6
- pale6
- pals6
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