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Sophisticate

s 1o 1p 3h 4i 1s 1t 1i 1c 3a 1t 1e 1

About 4 syllables

noun · verb · 12 letters · Very common

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

What does sophisticate mean?

noun

  1. a worldly-wise person

    Synonymsman of the world

verb

  1. make less natural or innocent

    “Their manners had sophisticated the young girls”

  2. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

    “Don't twist my words”

    Synonymstwisttwist aroundpervertconvolute

  3. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

    “Sophisticate rose water with geraniol”

    Synonymsdoctordoctor up

  4. make more complex or refined

    “a sophisticated design”

Is SOPHISTICATE 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 SOPHISTICATE worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
s 1o 1p 3h 4i 1s 1t 1i 1c 3a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
s 1o 1p 4h 3i 1s 1t 1i 1c 4a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
s 1o 1p 4h 4i 1s 1t 1i 1c 4a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in SOPHISTICATE

Hooks for SOPHISTICATE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sophisticatedsophisticates

Words that end like SOPHISTICATE

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.

communicateinvestigateunfortunatedeliberatecongratulatediscriminateaccommodateapproximatecertificateconcatenateconsiderateincorporateinterrogateparticipateaccelerateaccumulateanticipatedegenerateelectorateexaggeratefacilitateilliterateinaccurateinvalidate
All words ending in -ATE

Sophisticate: quick answers

Is SOPHISTICATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SOPHISTICATE 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 SOPHISTICATE worth?
SOPHISTICATE scores 19 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sophisticate mean?
As a noun, sophisticate means “a worldly-wise person”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SOPHISTICATE?
You can make 1217 shorter words from SOPHISTICATE, such as TEICHOPSIAS, PISTACHIOS, TEICHOPSIA, CHASSEPOT. See the full list.