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Fixates

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About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of fixate

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

What does fixates mean?

verb

  1. attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

    “He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”

  2. pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

    “The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death”

  3. make fixed, stable or stationary

    “let's fix the picture to the frame”

    Synonymsfix

  4. become fixed (on)

    “Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”

    Synonymssettle on

Definitions shown for fixate, the base form of fixates.

Is FIXATES 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 FIXATES worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in FIXATES

Words that end like FIXATES

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.

relatesupdatestranslatesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatescollatesmigratestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesdilatesestatesgyratesinmatesmutatesnegatespalatespiratesrebatessedatessenatesvacates
All words ending in -ATES

Fixates: quick answers

Is FIXATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FIXATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FIXATES worth?
FIXATES scores 17 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fixates mean?
fixates is the third-person singular form of fixate, which means “attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FIXATES?
You can make 131 shorter words from FIXATES, such as FIXATE, FAXES, FIXES, FAIX. See the full list.