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Speculates

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · third-person singular form of speculate

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

What does speculates mean?

verb

  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

    “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

    Synonymstheorizetheoriseconjecturehypothesizehypothesise

  2. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

    “We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal”

  3. reflect deeply on a subject

    “I mulled over the events of the afternoon”

    Synonymschew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitate

  4. invest at a risk

    “I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating”

    Synonymsjob

Definitions shown for speculate, the base form of speculates.

Is SPECULATES 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 SPECULATES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1p 3e 1c 3u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1p 4e 1c 4u 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1p 3e 1c 3u 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 SPECULATES

Words that end like SPECULATES

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.

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinates
All words ending in -ATES

Speculates: quick answers

Is SPECULATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SPECULATES 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 SPECULATES worth?
SPECULATES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does speculates mean?
speculates is the third-person singular form of speculate, which means “to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SPECULATES?
You can make 712 shorter words from SPECULATES, such as PECULATES, SPECULATE, AUCEPSES, CAPELETS. See the full list.