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Hesitated

h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1d 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · past tense of hesitate

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

What does hesitated mean?

verb

  1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

    “Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”

    Synonymswaverwaffle

  2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

    “The speaker paused”

    Synonymspause

Definitions shown for hesitate, the base form of hesitated.

Is HESITATED 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 HESITATED worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

12 pts
h 3e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
h 3e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in HESITATED

Anagrams 2

athetiseddeathiest

Words that end like HESITATED

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

dedicatedgeneratedirritatedisolatedoperatedcomplicatedactivatedadvocatedallocatedautomateddominatedestimatedindicatedmotivatednominatedpopulatedseparatedsimulatedtoleratedunrelatedcalculatedcelebratedcirculateddesignated
All words ending in -ATED

Hesitated: quick answers

Is HESITATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HESITATED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HESITATED worth?
HESITATED scores 13 points in Scrabble, 12 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 hesitated mean?
hesitated is the past tense of hesitate, which means “pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HESITATED?
You can make 336 shorter words from HESITATED, such as ATHEISED, HEADIEST, ATHETISE, HEADSET. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HESITATED?
HESITATED rearranges into ATHETISED, DEATHIEST.