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Is degenerate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word degenerate is a Scrabble US word. The word degenerate is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is degenerate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word degenerate is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word degenerate is a Words With Friends word. The word degenerate is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

DEGENERATE,

9-letter words (2 found)

GENERATED,GREATENED,

8-letter words (5 found)

GENERATE,RENEGADE,RENEGATE,TEENAGED,TEENAGER,

7-letter words (22 found)

AGENDER,AGENTED,ANGERED,DERANGE,DETERGE,DRAGNET,ENDGATE,ENRAGED,ENTERED,ETAGERE,GRANDEE,GRANTED,GRANTEE,GREATEN,GREENED,GREETED,GRENADE,NEGATED,NEGATER,REAGENT,RENEGED,TEENAGE,

6-letter words (51 found)

AGREED,ANTEED,ARDENT,ARGENT,DANGER,DEANER,DEGREE,DERATE,DRAGEE,EARNED,ENDART,ENDEAR,ENRAGE,ENTERA,ENTREE,ERGATE,ETERNE,GANDER,GANTED,GARDEN,GARNET,GEARED,GENDER,GENERA,GERENT,GERNED,GRANDE,GRATED,GREETE,NEARED,NEATER,NEEDER,NEGATE,RANGED,RANTED,RATEEN,REDATE,REEDEN,REGENT,RENEGE,RENTED,RETENE,TANGED,TARGED,TEARED,TEENED,TEENER,TEERED,TENDER,TENDRE,TERNED,

5-letter words (75 found)

AGENE,AGENT,AGREE,ANGER,ANTED,ANTRE,AREDE,ARENE,ARETE,DATER,DEARE,DEARN,DEERE,DENAR,DENET,DERAT,DETER,DRANT,DRENT,EAGER,EAGRE,EANED,EARED,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,EDGER,EGRET,ENATE,ENDER,ENTER,ERNED,ETAGE,GATED,GATER,GEARE,GENET,GENRE,GERNE,GRADE,GRAND,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GREED,GREEN,GREET,RADGE,RAGDE,RAGED,RAGEE,RANEE,RANGE,RATED,REATE,REDAN,REEDE,REGNA,RENGA,RENTE,RETAG,TARED,TARGE,TEADE,TEAED,TEEND,TEENE,TENGE,TERGA,TERNE,TRADE,TREAD,TREED,TREEN,TREND,

4-letter words (98 found)

AGED,AGEE,AGEN,AGER,ANTE,ARED,AREG,ARET,DANG,DANT,DARE,DARG,DARN,DART,DATE,DEAN,DEAR,DEEN,DEER,DEET,DENE,DENT,DERE,DERN,DRAG,DRAT,DREE,DREG,EARD,EARN,EDGE,EGAD,EGER,ERED,ERNE,ETEN,ETNA,GADE,GAED,GAEN,GANE,GANT,GARE,GART,GATE,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GEED,GENA,GENE,GENT,GERE,GERT,GETA,GNAR,GNAT,GRAD,GRAN,GRAT,GREE,GREN,NARD,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NEED,NERD,NETE,RADE,RAGE,RAND,RANG,RANT,RATE,READ,REAN,REDE,REED,REEN,REND,RENT,RETE,TAED,TANE,TANG,TARE,TARN,TEAD,TEAR,TEED,TEEN,TEER,TEND,TENE,TERN,TRAD,TREE,

3-letter words (62 found)

AGE,AND,ANE,ANT,ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,DAE,DAG,DAN,DEE,DEG,DEN,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEN,END,ENE,ENG,ERA,ERE,ERG,ERN,ETA,GAD,GAE,GAN,GAR,GAT,GED,GEE,GEN,GER,GET,NAE,NAG,NAT,NED,NEE,NEG,NET,RAD,RAG,RAN,RAT,RED,REE,REG,REN,RET,TAD,TAE,TAG,TAN,TAR,TEA,TED,TEE,TEG,TEN,

2-letter words (19 found)

AD,AE,AG,AN,AR,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 336 words from degenerate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of degenerate

degenerate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēgenerātus. By surface analysis, de- +‎ generate.

Pronunciation

  • (adjective, noun) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹɪt/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/

Adjective

degenerate (comparative more degenerate, superlative most degenerate)

  1. (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
  2. (of a human or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities.
  3. (of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
    The genetic code is degenerate because a single amino acid can be coded by one of several codons.
  4. (mathematics) Qualitatively different, usually simpler, than typical objects of its class.
    A degenerate circle, having radius zero, consists of a single point.
  5. (mathematics, of an eigenvalue) Having multiple different (linearly independent) eigenvectors.
  6. (physics) Having the same quantum energy level.
  7. (of a gambler) Addictive or compulsive.

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Translations

Noun

degenerate (plural degenerates)

  1. One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.
    In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy.

Translations

Verb

degenerate (third-person singular simple present degenerates, present participle degenerating, simple past and past participle degenerated)

  1. (intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
    His condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital.
  2. (transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

Derived terms

  • degeneration

Related terms

  • regenerate (verb), ungenerate (verb)

Translations

Further reading

  • “degenerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “degenerate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

degenerate

  1. feminine plural of degenerato

Participle

degenerate f pl

  1. feminine plural of degenerato

Etymology 2

Noun

degenerate f

  1. plural of degenerata

Etymology 3

Verb

degenerate

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

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.ɡe.neˈraː.te/, [d̪eːɡɛnɛˈräːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.d͡ʒe.neˈra.te/, [d̪ed͡ʒeneˈräːt̪e]

Verb

dēgenerāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēgenerō

Spanish

Verb

degenerate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of degenerar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org