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Scintillates

s 1c 3i 1n 1t 1i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of scintillate

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

What does scintillates mean?

verb

  1. give off

    “the substance scintillated sparks and flashes”

  2. reflect brightly

    “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”

    Synonymssparklecoruscate

  3. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

    “Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?”

    Synonymstwinklewinkle

  4. physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon

    “the phosphor fluoresced”

  5. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

    “The musical performance sparkled”

    Synonymssparklecoruscate

Definitions shown for scintillate, the base form of scintillates.

Is SCINTILLATES 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 SCINTILLATES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1c 3i 1n 1t 1i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1c 4i 1n 2t 1i 1l 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
s 1c 4i 1n 1t 1i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1c 3i 1n 1t 1i 1l 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 SCINTILLATES

Words that end like SCINTILLATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatesconcentratescontemplatesdemonstratescoordinatesillustratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminates
All words ending in -ATES

Scintillates: quick answers

Is SCINTILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SCINTILLATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SCINTILLATES worth?
SCINTILLATES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does scintillates mean?
scintillates is the third-person singular form of scintillate, which means “give off”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SCINTILLATES?
You can make 1044 shorter words from SCINTILLATES, such as SCINTILLATE, SANCTITIES, SATELLITIC, SCANTITIES. See the full list.