dilucidate
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
Definition of dilucidate
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To elucidate; to clarify.
“And because the proceeding by interrogatories doth in my opinion much dilucidate things […] I will make use of that artifice.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From diēs (“day”) + lūcis (“light”) + -id + -ate.
Words you can make from dilucidate
200+ playable · top: ADULTICIDE (14 pts)
Best play adulticide 14 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
37 words- ADDICT 10 pts
- ADDUCE 10 pts
- ADDUCT 10 pts
- CADDIE 10 pts
- CUDDIE 10 pts
- CUDDLE 10 pts
- DEDUCT 10 pts
- DIACID 10 pts
- DIDACT 10 pts
- DUCTED 10 pts
- CAUDLE 9 pts
- CEDULA 9 pts
- CITIED 9 pts
- DACITE 9 pts
- DELICT 9 pts
- DELTIC 9 pts
- DUCTAL 9 pts
- DULCET 9 pts
- TALCED 9 pts
- ACULEI 8 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- DAUTED 8 pts
- DIALED 8 pts
- ELICIT 8 pts
- ITALIC 8 pts
- LADDIE 8 pts
- LAUDED 8 pts
- LUCITE 8 pts
- LUETIC 8 pts
- TIDIED 8 pts
- AUDILE 7 pts
- DAUTIE 7 pts
- DETAIL 7 pts
- DILATE 7 pts
- DILUTE 7 pts
- TAILED 7 pts
- TULADI 7 pts
5-letter words
60 words- DICED 9 pts
- ACTED 8 pts
- ALCID 8 pts
- CADET 8 pts
- CAULD 8 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CLADE 8 pts
- CLUED 8 pts
- DECAL 8 pts
- DICTA 8 pts
- DUCAL 8 pts
- DUCAT 8 pts
- DULCE 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- EDUCT 8 pts
- LACED 8 pts
- LUCID 8 pts
- LUDIC 8 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- ADDLE 7 pts
- AIDED 7 pts
- AULIC 7 pts
- CEILI 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CULET 7 pts
- CULTI 7 pts
- CUTIE 7 pts
- DATED 7 pts
- DEDAL 7 pts
- DIDIE 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- IDLED 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- LADED 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TIDED 7 pts
- ADIEU 6 pts
- ADULT 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- AUDIT 6 pts
- DEALT 6 pts
- DELTA 6 pts
- DULIA 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- ILIAD 6 pts
- LATED 6 pts
- LUTED 6 pts
- TEIID 6 pts
- TIDAL 6 pts
- TILDE 6 pts
- TILED 6 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- LUTEA 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TUILE 5 pts
- UTILE 5 pts
4-letter words
85 words- ACED 7 pts
- ACID 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADI 7 pts
- CAID 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- CUED 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- DUCE 7 pts
- DUCI 7 pts
- DUCT 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CAUL 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLUE 6 pts
- CULT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- DEAD 6 pts
- DIED 6 pts
- DUAD 6 pts
- DUDE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LUCE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AULD 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DAUT 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DUAL 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUET 5 pts
- DUIT 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LAID 5 pts
- LAUD 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITU 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
3-letter words
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