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Elaborates

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About 4 syllables

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

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

What does elaborates mean?

verb

  1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

    “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

    Synonymslucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh out

  2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

    “The bee elaborates honey”

  3. make more complex, intricate, or richer

    “refine a design or pattern”

    Synonymscomplicaterefinerarify

  4. work out in detail

    “elaborate a plan”

    Synonymswork out

Definitions shown for elaborate, the base form of elaborates.

Is ELABORATES 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 ELABORATES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
e 1l 1a 1b 3o 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
e 1l 2a 1b 4o 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
e 1l 1a 1b 4o 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
e 1l 2a 1b 4o 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ELABORATES

Words that end like ELABORATES

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.

sophisticateseliminatesoriginatesaccumulatesanticipatesexaggeratesmanipulatescommunicatesconcatenatesincorporatesinvestigatesparticipatesdiscriminatesejaculatesenumerateseradicatesevaporatesexoneratesinoculatesacceleratesadulteratesamalgamatesannihilatesarticulates
All words ending in -ATES

Elaborates: quick answers

Is ELABORATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ELABORATES 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 ELABORATES worth?
ELABORATES 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 elaborates mean?
elaborates is the third-person singular form of elaborate, which means “add details, as to an account or idea”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ELABORATES?
You can make 827 shorter words from ELABORATES, such as ASTROLABE, ELABORATE, ABLATORS, ABORTEES. See the full list.