lancinate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
Definition of lancinate
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
“Through a minuscule pinhole in that lead block, he could now direct tiny, controlled doses of a furiously potent beam of X-rays [...] to lancinate any cancer cell to death.”
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Etymology
First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin lancinātus, perfect passive participle of lancinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lanciner.
Words you can make from lancinate
200+ playable · top: CANTILENA (11 pts)
Best play cantilena 11 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
35 words- ACETAL 8 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- AECIAL 8 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNEL 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CANTAL 8 pts
- CANTLE 8 pts
- CATENA 8 pts
- CATLIN 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTAL 8 pts
- CLIENT 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- LANCET 8 pts
- LECTIN 8 pts
- LENTIC 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TINCAL 8 pts
- ALANIN 6 pts
- ANNEAL 6 pts
- ENTAIL 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- LANATE 6 pts
- LATINA 6 pts
- LINNET 6 pts
- TAENIA 6 pts
- TENAIL 6 pts
- TINEAL 6 pts
5-letter words
43 words- ACETA 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANNA 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LINEN 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- ACAI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
3 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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