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Is candidate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word candidate is a Scrabble US word. The word candidate is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is candidate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word candidate is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is candidate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word candidate is a Words With Friends word. The word candidate is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

CANDIDATE,

8-letter words (1 found)

DEDICANT,

7-letter words (5 found)

AIDANCE,ANTACID,CANDIDA,CANDIED,NIDATED,

6-letter words (30 found)

ACEDIA,ACETIN,ADDICT,ADNATE,AIDANT,ANETIC,CADDIE,CADENT,CANDID,CANDIE,CANTED,CATENA,CENTAI,CNIDAE,DACITE,DAINED,DANCED,DANTED,DECANI,DECANT,DETAIN,DICTED,DIDACT,DINTED,ENATIC,IDEATA,NIDATE,TADDIE,TAENIA,TINDED,

5-letter words (45 found)

ACETA,ACNED,ACTED,ACTIN,AECIA,AIDED,ANTAE,ANTED,ANTIC,CAAED,CADET,CADIE,CANED,CANID,CIDED,CITED,CNIDA,DAINE,DAINT,DANCE,DATED,DECAD,DECAN,DIACT,DIANE,DICED,DICTA,DINED,DITED,EDICT,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,IDANT,IDENT,NAIAD,NICAD,NIDED,TACAN,TEIND,TENIA,TICED,TIDED,TINEA,TINED,

4-letter words (71 found)

ACAI,ACED,ACID,ACNE,ACTA,ADIT,AIDA,AIDE,AINE,ANCE,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,CADE,CADI,CAID,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CATE,CEDI,CENT,CIDE,CINE,CITE,DACE,DADA,DANT,DATA,DATE,DEAD,DEAN,DEID,DENI,DENT,DICE,DICT,DIED,DIET,DINE,DINT,DITA,DITE,ECAD,EDIT,EINA,ETIC,ETNA,ICED,IDEA,NADA,NEAT,NICE,NIDE,NIED,NITE,TACE,TAED,TAIN,TANA,TANE,TEAD,TEIN,TEND,TIAN,TICE,TIDE,TIED,TINA,TIND,TINE,

3-letter words (54 found)

ACE,ACT,ADD,AIA,AID,AIN,AIT,ANA,AND,ANE,ANI,ANT,ATE,CAA,CAD,CAN,CAT,CID,CIT,DAD,DAE,DAN,DEI,DEN,DID,DIE,DIN,DIT,EAN,EAT,END,ETA,ICE,IDE,ITA,NAE,NAT,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TEA,TEC,TED,TEN,TIC,TID,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (21 found)

AA,AD,AE,AI,AN,AT,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EN,ET,ID,IN,IT,NA,NE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 229 words from candidate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of candidate

candidate

Etymology

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“dazzling white, shining, clear”) + -ātus (an adjectival suffix), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum. Equivalent to candid +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.dɪdət/, /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/, /ˈkæn.dɪ.dɪt/
  • (US, colloquially) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/, /ˈkæn.ɪ.deɪt/

Noun

candidate (plural candidates)

  2. A person who is running in an election.
  4. A person who is applying for a job.
  6. A participant in an examination.
  8. Something or somebody that may be suitable.
  10. (genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.

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Verb

candidate (third-person singular simple present candidates, present participle candidating, simple past and past participle candidated)

  1. (uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:candidated.
  2. (nonstandard, chiefly in jargon and non-native speakers' English) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

candidate f (plural candidates)

  1. female equivalent of candidat

Further reading

  • “candidate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

candidate f

  1. plural of candidata

Etymology 2

Verb

candidate

  1. inflection of candidare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

candidate f pl

  1. feminine plural of candidato

Latin

Noun

candidāte

  1. vocative singular of candidātus

Norman

Noun

candidate f (plural candidates)

  1. female equivalent of candidat

Portuguese

Verb

candidate

  1. inflection of candidatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kandiˈdate/ [kãn̪.d̪iˈð̞a.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: can‧di‧da‧te

Verb

candidate

  1. inflection of candidatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org