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Dictates

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of dictate

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

What does dictates mean?

noun

  1. an authoritative rule

  2. a guiding principle

    “the dictates of reason”

verb

  1. issue commands or orders for

    Synonymsorderprescribe

  2. say out loud for the purpose of recording

    “He dictated a report to his secretary”

  3. rule as a dictator

Definitions shown for dictate, the base form of dictates.

Is DICTATES 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 DICTATES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2i 1c 3t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
d 2i 1c 4t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
d 2i 1c 4t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2i 1c 3t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DICTATES

Words that end like DICTATES

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.

relatesupdatestranslatescollatesmigratesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesclimatescrematesdeflatesfrigatesinflatesmagnatesmandatesnarratesnitratesplacatesprimatesprivates
All words ending in -ATES

Dictates: quick answers

Is DICTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DICTATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DICTATES worth?
DICTATES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dictates mean?
dictates is the plural and third-person singular form of dictate, which means “an authoritative rule”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DICTATES?
You can make 262 shorter words from DICTATES, such as ACIDEST, DACITES, DICTATE, SCATTED. See the full list.