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Pullulate

p 3u 1l 1l 1u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Uncommon

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

What does pullulate mean?

verb

  1. be teeming, be abuzz

    “The garden was swarming with bees”

    Synonymsteemswarm

  2. move in large numbers

    “people were pouring out of the theater”

    Synonymspourswarmstreamteem

  3. produce buds, branches, or germinate

    “the potatoes sprouted”

    Synonymsshootspudgerminatebourgeonburgeon forth

  4. become abundant; increase rapidly

  5. breed freely and abundantly

Is PULLULATE 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 PULLULATE worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3u 1l 1l 1u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
p 4u 2l 2l 2u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4u 2l 1l 1u 2l 1a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3u 2l 2l 2u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in PULLULATE

Hooks for PULLULATE

Add one letter to the front or back of PULLULATE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pullulatedpullulates

Words that end like PULLULATE

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

alternatecalculatecandidatedesperateaccuratecomplicatededicateestimategenerateindicateirritateseparateultimatedemonstrateisolateoperatecelebratechocolatecirculatecooperatecorporatecorrelatedesignatedevastate
All words ending in -ATE

Pullulate: quick answers

Is PULLULATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PULLULATE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PULLULATE worth?
PULLULATE scores 11 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pullulate mean?
As a verb, pullulate means “be teeming, be abuzz”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PULLULATE?
You can make 111 shorter words from PULLULATE, such as PLUTEAL, PALLET, PULLET, PUTEAL. See the full list.