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Vacillates

v 4a 1c 3i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does vacillates mean?

verb

  1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

    “He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”

    Synonymshovervibrateoscillate

  2. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

    “the line on the monitor vacillated”

    Synonymsfluctuatewaver

Definitions shown for vacillate, the base form of vacillates.

Is VACILLATES 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 VACILLATES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
v 4a 1c 3i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
v 5a 1c 4i 1l 2l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
v 4a 1c 4i 1l 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
v 6a 1c 3i 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 VACILLATES

Anagrams 1

laticlaves

Words that end like VACILLATES

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

Vacillates: quick answers

Is VACILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. VACILLATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is VACILLATES worth?
VACILLATES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does vacillates mean?
vacillates is the third-person singular form of vacillate, which means “be undecided about something”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in VACILLATES?
You can make 506 shorter words from VACILLATES, such as CAVALLIES, LATICLAVE, VACILLATE, ACTIVES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of VACILLATES?
VACILLATES rearranges into LATICLAVES.