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Emaciate

e 1m 3a 1c 3i 1a 1t 1e 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Less common

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

What does emaciate mean?

verb

  1. cause to grow thin or weak

    “The treatment emaciated him”

    Synonymswastemacerate

  2. grow weak and thin or waste away physically

    “She emaciated during the chemotherapy”

Is EMACIATE 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 EMACIATE worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
e 1m 3a 1c 3i 1a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
e 1m 4a 1c 4i 1a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
e 1m 3a 1c 4i 1a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
e 1m 3a 1c 3i 1a 1t 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in EMACIATE

Hooks for EMACIATE

Add one letter to the front or back of EMACIATE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Words that end like EMACIATE

Common words that share the ending -IATE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -IATE

Emaciate: quick answers

Is EMACIATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EMACIATE 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 EMACIATE worth?
EMACIATE scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does emaciate mean?
As a verb, emaciate means “cause to grow thin or weak”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EMACIATE?
You can make 90 shorter words from EMACIATE, such as EMICATE, ACMITE, EMETIC, MICATE. See the full list.