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Incubates

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About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of incubate

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

What does incubates mean?

verb

  1. grow under conditions that promote development

  2. sit on (eggs)

    “Birds brood”

    Synonymsbroodhatchcover

Definitions shown for incubate, the base form of incubates.

Is INCUBATES 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 INCUBATES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
i 1n 1c 3u 1b 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
i 1n 2c 4u 2b 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
i 1n 1c 4u 2b 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
i 1n 1c 3u 2b 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in INCUBATES

Words that end like INCUBATES

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.

All words ending in -ATES

Incubates: quick answers

Is INCUBATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INCUBATES 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 INCUBATES worth?
INCUBATES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does incubates mean?
incubates is the third-person singular form of incubate, which means “grow under conditions that promote development”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INCUBATES?
You can make 550 shorter words from INCUBATES, such as BASCINET, CABINETS, INCUBATE, CABINET. See the full list.