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Alienates
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About 3 syllables
verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of alienate
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does alienates mean?
verb
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
“She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”
transfer property or ownership
“The will aliened the property to the heirs”
Synonymsalien
make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
“the boring work alienated his employees”
Definitions shown for alienate, the base form of alienates.
Is ALIENATES a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 ALIENATES worth?
Scrabble
9 ptsWords With Friends
11 ptsWordfeud
9 ptsNYT Crossplay
10 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in ALIENATES
Best shorter words top 30 of 469
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See all 469 words made from ALIENATES Words that end like ALIENATES
Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatesdominatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatesseparatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignates
All words ending in -ATES Alienates: quick answers
Is ALIENATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ALIENATES 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 ALIENATES worth?
ALIENATES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does alienates mean?
alienates is the third-person singular form of alienate, which means “arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ALIENATES?
You can make 469 shorter words from ALIENATES, such as ALIENATE, ELASTANE, ANTLIAE, EASTLIN. See the full list.