crenellate
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- 16
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Definition of crenellate
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To furnish with crenelles.
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verb
- To furnish with crenelles.
- To indent; to notch.
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Etymology
From French créneler (“to defend with crenels, make crenelated, crenelate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Créneler is derived from Old French crenel (“crenel, embrasure (modern French créneau)”) + -er (forms verbs of the first conjugation)), further from crene (“notch”) + -el (diminutive-forming sufix), perhaps related to Latin crēna (“incision; notch”) or of gaulish origin. Equivalent to crenel + -ate.
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200+ playable · top: CRENELATE (11 pts)
Best play crenelate 11 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
53 words- CALLEE 8 pts
- CALLER 8 pts
- CALLET 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CANTLE 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARTEL 8 pts
- CELLAE 8 pts
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- ANTLER 6 pts
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5-letter words
52 words- CANER 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
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4-letter words
63 words- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
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- CELL 6 pts
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- CLAN 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
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- TELA 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TELL 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
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