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Designates

d 2e 1s 1i 1g 2n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does designates mean?

verb

  1. assign a name or title to

    Synonymsdenominate

  2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

    Synonymsdelegatedeputeassign

  3. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    “I showed the customer the glove section”

    Synonymsindicatepointshow

  4. decree or designate beforehand

    “She was destined to become a great pianist”

    Synonymsdestinefatedoom

  5. design or destine

    “She was intended to become the director”

    Synonymsintenddestinespecify

Definitions shown for designate, the base form of designates.

Is DESIGNATES 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 DESIGNATES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1g 2n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1g 3n 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1g 3n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1g 4n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DESIGNATES

Words that end like DESIGNATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinatesdominates
All words ending in -ATES

Designates: quick answers

Is DESIGNATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESIGNATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESIGNATES worth?
DESIGNATES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does designates mean?
designates is the third-person singular form of designate, which means “assign a name or title to”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESIGNATES?
You can make 833 shorter words from DESIGNATES, such as DESIGNATE, STEADINGS, AGEDNESS, AGENISED. See the full list.