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Prevaricates
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About 4 syllables
verb · 12 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of prevaricate
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does prevaricates mean?
verb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Synonymsbeat around the bushequivocatetergiversatepalter
Definitions shown for prevaricate, the base form of prevaricates.
Is PREVARICATES a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 PREVARICATES worth?
Scrabble
19 ptsWords With Friends
22 ptsWordfeud
21 ptsNYT Crossplay
21 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in PREVARICATES
Best shorter words top 30 of 1398
prevaricate 18riverscape 17parasceve 16precative 16captives 15practive 15precavae 15privateers 15reparative 15separative 15captive 14carveries 14creatives 14perviates 14precava 14privateer 14vicarates 14viscerate 14acervate 13apricates 13avarices 13caviares 13creative 13perverts 13perviate 13practiser 13preavers 13privater 13privates 13reactive 13
See all 1398 words made from PREVARICATES Words that end like PREVARICATES
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.
sophisticatescommunicatesconcatenatesincorporatesinvestigatesparticipatesaccumulatesanticipatesdiscriminatesexaggeratesmanipulateseliminatesoriginatesaccommodatesapproximatesassassinatesbarbituratescertificatescollaboratescommemoratescommiseratesconfederatesconsolidatescontaminates
All words ending in -ATES Prevaricates: quick answers
Is PREVARICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREVARICATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREVARICATES worth?
PREVARICATES scores 19 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prevaricates mean?
prevaricates is the third-person singular form of prevaricate, which means “be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information”.
What words can you make with the letters in PREVARICATES?
You can make 1398 shorter words from PREVARICATES, such as PREVARICATE, RIVERSCAPE, PARASCEVE, PRECATIVE. See the full list.