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Adumbrate

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About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Less common

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

What does adumbrate mean?

verb

  1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

    “sketch the outline of the book”

    Synonymssketchoutline

  2. give to understand

    “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”

    Synonymsintimateinsinuate

Is ADUMBRATE 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 ADUMBRATE worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
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Words With Friends

17 pts
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Wordfeud

16 pts
a 1d 2u 2m 3b 4r 1a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
a 1d 2u 2m 3b 4r 1a 1t 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in ADUMBRATE

Hooks for ADUMBRATE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

adumbratedadumbrates

Words that end like ADUMBRATE

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.

alternatecalculatecandidatedesperateaccuratecomplicatededicateestimategenerateindicateirritateseparateultimatedemonstrateisolateoperatecelebratechocolatecirculatecooperatecorporatecorrelatedesignatedevastate
All words ending in -ATE

Adumbrate: quick answers

Is ADUMBRATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADUMBRATE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADUMBRATE worth?
ADUMBRATE scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does adumbrate mean?
As a verb, adumbrate means “describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADUMBRATE?
You can make 315 shorter words from ADUMBRATE, such as DRUMBEAT, UMBRATED, RUMBAED, DUMBER. See the full list.