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Circulates

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of circulate

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

What does circulates mean?

verb

  1. become widely known and passed on

    “the rumor spread”

    Synonymsgo aroundspread

  2. cause to become widely known

    “spread information”

    Synonymscircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagate

  3. cause to be distributed

    “This letter is being circulated among the faculty”

    Synonymspass aroundpass ondistribute

  4. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

    “Blood circulates in my veins”

  5. cause to move in a circuit or system

    “The fan circulates the air in the room”

  6. move around freely from person to person or from place to place

    “She circulates among royalty”

Definitions shown for circulate, the base form of circulates.

Is CIRCULATES 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 CIRCULATES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3i 1r 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 CIRCULATES

Words that end like CIRCULATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinatesdominates
All words ending in -ATES

Circulates: quick answers

Is CIRCULATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIRCULATES 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 CIRCULATES worth?
CIRCULATES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does circulates mean?
circulates is the third-person singular form of circulate, which means “become widely known and passed on”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CIRCULATES?
You can make 952 shorter words from CIRCULATES, such as CIRCULATE, CLEARCUTS, CAESURIC, CALCITES. See the full list.