salivate
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of salivate
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (intransitive)To produce saliva.
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verb
- (intransitive)To produce saliva.
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(figuratively, intransitive)To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
“He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.”
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Etymology
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
Words you can make from salivate
200+ playable · top: AESTIVAL (11 pts)
Best play aestival 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
52 words- ALIVE 8 pts
- AVAIL 8 pts
- AVAST 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- LAVAS 8 pts
- LAVES 8 pts
- LEVAS 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- SALVE 8 pts
- SELVA 8 pts
- SILVA 8 pts
- SLAVE 8 pts
- STAVE 8 pts
- VAILS 8 pts
- VALES 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VALSE 8 pts
- VASAL 8 pts
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- VEILS 8 pts
- VESTA 8 pts
- VIALS 8 pts
- VISTA 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
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- ALATE 5 pts
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- LEAST 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
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- SALAT 5 pts
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- TALAS 5 pts
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- TEALS 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
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- TILES 5 pts
4-letter words
83 words- AVES 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LAVS 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
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- VIAL 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VISA 7 pts
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- AALS 4 pts
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3-letter words
46 words- AVA 6 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- SEV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
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- ALS 3 pts
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- LAT 3 pts
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- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
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- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
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- SEL 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
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- TIL 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
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