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Formulates

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About 3 syllables

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

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

What does formulates mean?

verb

  1. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

    “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”

    Synonymsexplicatedevelop

  2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

    “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”

    Synonymsinventcontrivedeviseexcogitateforge

  3. put into words or an expression

    “He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”

    Synonymsgive voicewordphrasearticulate

  4. prepare according to a formula

Definitions shown for formulate, the base form of formulates.

Is FORMULATES 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 FORMULATES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
f 4o 1r 1m 3u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
f 4o 1r 1m 4u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
f 4o 1r 1m 3u 2l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
f 4o 1r 1m 3u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in FORMULATES

Words that end like FORMULATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinates
All words ending in -ATES

Formulates: quick answers

Is FORMULATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FORMULATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FORMULATES worth?
FORMULATES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does formulates mean?
formulates is the third-person singular form of formulate, which means “elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FORMULATES?
You can make 1234 shorter words from FORMULATES, such as FLAMEOUTS, FORMULATE, FOULMARTS, FUMAROLES. See the full list.