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Desecrates

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About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · third-person singular form of desecrate

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

What does desecrates mean?

verb

  1. violate the sacred character of a place or language

    “desecrate a cemetery”

    Synonymsprofaneoutrageviolate

  2. remove the consecration from a person or an object

    Synonymsunhallowdeconsecrate

Definitions shown for desecrate, the base form of desecrates.

Is DESECRATES 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 DESECRATES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
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Words With Friends

14 pts
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Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2e 1s 1e 1c 4r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in DESECRATES

Anagrams 1

decasteres

Words that end like DESECRATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinates
All words ending in -ATES

Desecrates: quick answers

Is DESECRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESECRATES 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 DESECRATES worth?
DESECRATES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does desecrates mean?
desecrates is the third-person singular form of desecrate, which means “violate the sacred character of a place or language”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESECRATES?
You can make 565 shorter words from DESECRATES, such as DECASTERE, DECREASES, DESECRATE, SCAREDEST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DESECRATES?
DESECRATES rearranges into DECASTERES.