delectate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of delectate
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (archaic, transitive)To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
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verb
- (archaic, transitive)To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
- (archaic, intransitive)To take delight in, to take pleasure in.
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Etymology
First attested in 1647; borrowed from Latin dēlectātus, perfect passive participle of dēlectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words you can make from delectate
110 playable · top: CLEATED (10 pts)
Best play cleated 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
34 words- ACED 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- CAD 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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