nutate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 6
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 6

Definition of nutate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(intransitive)To rock or sway involuntarily.

See all 2 definitions

verb

(intransitive)To rock or sway involuntarily.
(intransitive)To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

First attested in 1880; back-formation from nutation (1610s) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin nūtātiō (“a nodding”), from nūtō (“to nod”), from Proto-Indo-European *neu-. Compare mutate.

Anagrams of nutate

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play attune 6 points

Words you can make from nutate

47 playable · top: ATTUNE (6 pts)

Best play attune 6 points

6-letter words

1 word

TAUTEN 6 pts

5-letter words

1 word

TAUNT 5 pts

4-letter words

11 words

3-letter words

21 words

2-letter words

12 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

A single letter you can add to nutate to make another valid word.

Back

Find your best play with nutate

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes nutate, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists