Is “Nominate” a Scrabble word?
Yes
NOMINATE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Nominate
/ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/
verb
1.To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2.To entitle, confer a name upon.
“1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)”
Synonyms: bename
adjective
1.Nominotypical
“the nominate subspecies”