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Dominates

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About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of dominate

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

What does dominates mean?

verb

  1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

    “Money reigns supreme here”

    Synonymspredominaterulereignprevail

  2. be in control

    “Her husband completely dominates her”

  3. have dominance or the power to defeat over

    “Her pain completely mastered her”

    Synonymsmaster

  4. be greater in significance than

    “the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”

    Synonymsovershadoweclipse

  5. look down on

    “The villa dominates the town”

    Synonymscommandoverlookovertop

Definitions shown for dominate, the base form of dominates.

Is DOMINATES 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 DOMINATES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
d 2o 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

12 pts
d 2o 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
d 2o 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DOMINATES

Anagrams 3

misatonedsomniatedstaminode

Words that end like DOMINATES

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.

dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatesseparatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastates
All words ending in -ATES

Dominates: quick answers

Is DOMINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DOMINATES 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 DOMINATES worth?
DOMINATES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dominates mean?
dominates is the third-person singular form of dominate, which means “be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DOMINATES?
You can make 858 shorter words from DOMINATES, such as AMIDONES, ATOMISED, DAIMONES, DEMONIST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DOMINATES?
DOMINATES rearranges into MISATONED, SOMNIATED, STAMINODE.