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Separates

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of separate

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

What does separates mean?

noun

  1. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

    Synonymsoffprintreprint

  2. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

verb

  1. act as a barrier between; stand between

    “The mountain range divides the two countries”

    Synonymsdivide

  2. force, take, or pull apart

    “He separated the fighting children”

    Synonymsdisunitedividepart

  3. mark as different

    “We distinguish several kinds of maple”

    Synonymsdistinguishdifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralize

  4. separate into parts or portions

    “divide the cake into three equal parts”

    Synonymsdividesplitsplit updissevercarve up

  5. divide into components or constituents

    “Separate the wheat from the chaff”

  6. arrange or order by classes or categories

    “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”

    Synonymsclassifyclasssortassortsort out

Definitions shown for separate, the base form of separates.

Is SEPARATES 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 SEPARATES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1e 1p 3a 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
s 1e 1p 4a 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1e 1p 4a 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1e 1p 3a 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SEPARATES

Anagrams 1

asperates

Words that end like SEPARATES

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.

dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatesdominatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastates
All words ending in -ATES

Separates: quick answers

Is SEPARATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SEPARATES 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 SEPARATES worth?
SEPARATES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does separates mean?
separates is the plural and third-person singular form of separate, which means “a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SEPARATES?
You can make 428 shorter words from SEPARATES, such as ASPERATE, SEPARATE, TRAPESES, ASPERSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SEPARATES?
SEPARATES rearranges into ASPERATES.