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Is expiate a Scrabble word?

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

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Is expiate a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is expiate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word expiate is a Words With Friends word. The word expiate is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

EXPIATE,

5-letter words (5 found)

AXITE,ETAPE,EXEAT,EXPAT,PIETA,

4-letter words (9 found)

APEX,EXIT,PATE,PEAT,PIET,PITA,TAPE,TAXI,TEPA,

3-letter words (27 found)

AIT,APE,APT,ATE,AXE,EAT,ETA,ITA,PAT,PAX,PEA,PEE,PET,PIA,PIE,PIT,PIX,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAX,TEA,TEE,TEX,TIE,TIP,TIX,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AI,AT,AX,EA,EE,ET,EX,IT,PA,PE,PI,TA,TE,TI,XI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from expiate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of expiate

expiate

Etymology

From Latin expiātus, past participle of expiō (“atone for”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/

Verb

expiate (third-person singular simple present expiates, present participle expiating, simple past and past participle expiated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
  2. (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.
  4. (transitive) To purify with sacred rites.
  5. (transitive) To wind up, bring to an end.

Usage notes

Intransitive use, constructed with for (like atone), is obsolete in Christian usage, but fairly common in informal discussions of Islam.

Related terms

  • expiation
  • expiator
  • expiatory

Translations

Anagrams

  • apexite

Latin

Verb

expiāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of expiō

Spanish

Verb

expiate

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

Source: wiktionary.org