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Approximates

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verb · 12 letters · Common · third-person singular form of approximate

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

What does approximates mean?

verb

  1. be close or similar

    “Her results approximate my own”

    Synonymscome close

  2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    “I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”

    Synonymsestimategaugeguessjudge

Definitions shown for approximate, the base form of approximates.

Is APPROXIMATES 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 APPROXIMATES worth?

Scrabble

25 pts
a 1p 3p 3r 1o 1x 8i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

28 pts
a 1p 4p 4r 1o 1x 8i 1m 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

27 pts
a 1p 4p 4r 1o 1x 8i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
a 1p 3p 3r 1o 1x 8i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in APPROXIMATES

Words that end like APPROXIMATES

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.

sophisticatescommunicatesconcatenatesincorporatesinvestigatesparticipatesaccumulatesanticipatesdiscriminatesexaggeratesmanipulateseliminatesoriginatesaccommodatesassassinatesbarbituratescertificatescollaboratescommemoratescommiseratesconfederatesconsolidatescontaminatescorroborates
All words ending in -ATES

Approximates: quick answers

Is APPROXIMATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. APPROXIMATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 25 points before board bonuses.
How many points is APPROXIMATES worth?
APPROXIMATES scores 25 points in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends, 27 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does approximates mean?
approximates is the third-person singular form of approximate, which means “be close or similar”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in APPROXIMATES?
You can make 1371 shorter words from APPROXIMATES, such as APPROXIMATE, PROXIMATE, APOMIXES, EXPIATORS. See the full list.