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Anticipates

a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of anticipate

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

What does anticipates mean?

verb

  1. regard something as probable or likely

    “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”

    Synonymsexpect

  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

    Synonymsforeseeforestallcounter

  3. realize beforehand

    Synonymspreviseforeknowforesee

  4. make a prediction about; tell in advance

    “Call the outcome of an election”

    Synonymspredictforetellprognosticatecallforebode

  5. be excited or anxious about

    Synonymslook forlook to

  6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

    “This composition anticipates Impressionism”

Definitions shown for anticipate, the base form of anticipates.

Is ANTICIPATES 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 ANTICIPATES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
a 1n 2t 1i 1c 4i 1p 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 4i 1p 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ANTICIPATES

Words that end like ANTICIPATES

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.

sophisticatesaccumulatesexaggeratesmanipulatescommunicatesconcatenateseliminatesincorporatesinvestigatesoriginatesparticipatesdiscriminatesacceleratesadulteratesamalgamatesannihilatesarticulatesassimilatescapitulatesdebilitatesdecapitatesdegeneratesdeliberateselectorates
All words ending in -ATES

Anticipates: quick answers

Is ANTICIPATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTICIPATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANTICIPATES worth?
ANTICIPATES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anticipates mean?
anticipates is the third-person singular form of anticipate, which means “regard something as probable or likely”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANTICIPATES?
You can make 729 shorter words from ANTICIPATES, such as ANTICIPATE, ANTISEPTIC, PSITTACINE, ANAPESTIC. See the full list.