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Articulates

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About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · third-person singular form of articulate

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

What does articulates mean?

verb

  1. provide with a joint

    “the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”

    Synonymsjoint

  2. put into words or an expression

    “He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”

    Synonymsgive voiceformulatewordphrase

  3. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

    “She pronounces French words in a funny way”

    Synonymspronounceenouncesound outenunciatesay

  4. unite by forming a joint or joints

    “the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones”

  5. express or state clearly

    Synonymsenunciatevocalizevocalise

Definitions shown for articulate, the base form of articulates.

Is ARTICULATES 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 ARTICULATES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1r 1t 1i 1c 3u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
a 1r 1t 1i 1c 4u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
a 1r 1t 1i 1c 4u 2l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
a 1r 1t 1i 1c 3u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ARTICULATES

Hooks for ARTICULATES

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

Front hooks

particulates

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ARTICULATES

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.

sophisticatesaccumulatesanticipatesexaggeratesmanipulatescommunicatesconcatenateseliminatesincorporatesinvestigatesoriginatesparticipatesdiscriminatesacceleratesadulteratesamalgamatesannihilatesassimilatescapitulatesdebilitatesdecapitatesdegeneratesdeliberateselectorates
All words ending in -ATES

Articulates: quick answers

Is ARTICULATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ARTICULATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ARTICULATES worth?
ARTICULATES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does articulates mean?
articulates is the third-person singular form of articulate, which means “provide with a joint”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ARTICULATES?
You can make 1303 shorter words from ARTICULATES, such as ACTUALITES, ARTICULATE, TESTICULAR, TRISULCATE. See the full list.