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Yes. The word captivate is a Scrabble US word. The word captivate is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is captivate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word captivate is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Yes. The word captivate is a Words With Friends word. The word captivate is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

CAPTIVATE,

8-letter words (4 found)

ACTIVATE,APATETIC,CAPITATE,CAVITATE,

7-letter words (3 found)

APATITE,CAPTIVE,CAVETTI,

6-letter words (13 found)

ACTIVE,ATAVIC,AVIATE,CAPITA,CATTIE,CAVEAT,PATTIE,TAPETA,TAPETI,TIETAC,TIPCAT,VACATE,VITTAE,

5-letter words (23 found)

ACETA,AECIA,APACE,ATTAP,ATTIC,CAVIE,CIVET,EPACT,EVICT,PACTA,PATTE,PETIT,PETTI,PIETA,PITTA,TACET,TACIT,TAPET,TATIE,TECTA,VATIC,VITAE,VITTA,

4-letter words (41 found)

ACAI,ACTA,ATAP,CAPA,CAPE,CAPI,CATE,CAVA,CAVE,CITE,CIVE,EPIC,ETAT,ETIC,PACA,PACE,PACT,PATE,PAVE,PEAT,PICA,PICE,PIET,PITA,TACE,TACT,TAIT,TAPA,TAPE,TATE,TAVA,TEAT,TEPA,TICE,TIPT,TITE,VAPE,VIAE,VICE,VITA,VITE,

3-letter words (47 found)

ACE,ACT,AIA,AIT,APE,APT,ATE,ATT,AVA,AVE,CAA,CAP,CAT,CEP,CIT,EAT,ETA,ICE,ITA,PAC,PAT,PAV,PEA,PEC,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIT,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAT,TAV,TEA,TEC,TET,TIC,TIE,TIP,TIT,VAC,VAE,VAT,VET,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AE,AI,AT,EA,ET,IT,PA,PE,PI,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 146 words from captivate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of captivate

captivate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“to capture”), from Latin captīvus (“captive, prisoner”) (ultimately from capiō (“to capture, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs). The English word is analyzable as captive +‎ -ate (suffix forming verbs meaning ‘to act [in the specified manner]’, and adjectives meaning ‘characterized by [the specified thing]’).

Pronunciation

  • Verb:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæptɪveɪt/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæptəˌveɪt/
  • Adjective:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæptɪvət/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæptəˌvət/
  • Hyphenation: cap‧tiv‧ate

Verb

captivate (third-person singular simple present captivates, present participle captivating, simple past and past participle captivated) (transitive)

  1. (obsolete)
    1. To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
    2. (figuratively) To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
  2. (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate.
    Synonyms: enchant, enamour

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • captivation
  • captive
  • capture

Translations

Adjective

captivate (comparative more captivate, superlative most captivate)

  1. (also figuratively, obsolete) Made captive; taken prisoner; captured, subdued.

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Anagrams

  • captative

Latin

Verb

captīvāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of captīvō

Source: wiktionary.org