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Is incarcerate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word incarcerate is a Scrabble US word. The word incarcerate is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is incarcerate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word incarcerate is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Yes. The word incarcerate is a Words With Friends word. The word incarcerate is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

INCARCERATE,

9-letter words (9 found)

CANCERATE,CERCARIAE,CERCARIAN,CERTAINER,ECARINATE,INTERRACE,REACTANCE,RICERCATA,TARRIANCE,

8-letter words (16 found)

ACENTRIC,ACIERATE,CARCANET,CARINATE,CENTIARE,CERCARIA,CETACEAN,CRANIATE,CREATINE,INCREATE,ITERANCE,REACCENT,RECANTER,RECREANT,RETAINER,TRANCIER,

7-letter words (51 found)

ACARINE,ACCRETE,ACERATE,ACRATIC,ANTICAR,ARENITE,CANTIER,CARIERE,CARINAE,CARNIER,CARRACT,CARRECT,CATENAE,CATERAN,CATERER,CENTARE,CENTRIC,CERATIN,CERTAIN,CINEREA,CIRRATE,CREANCE,CREATIC,CREATIN,CRENATE,CRINATE,ECCRINE,ENTERIC,ENTICER,ERRATIC,INERTER,NACRITE,NARRATE,RECITER,RECRATE,REENACT,REINTER,RENTIER,RETINAE,RETRACE,RETRAIN,TACRINE,TAENIAE,TARAIRE,TEARIER,TERRACE,TERRAIN,TERRANE,TERRINE,TRAINEE,TRAINER,

6-letter words (93 found)

ACATER,ACCENT,ACCITE,ACETIC,ACETIN,ACINAR,AERATE,AERIER,ANETIC,ANICCA,ANTIAR,ARCANE,ARCTIC,ARNICA,ARRANT,ARRECT,ARTIER,CANCER,CANIER,CANTAR,CANTER,CANTIC,CARACT,CARATE,CAREEN,CAREER,CARINA,CARNET,CARNIE,CARRAT,CARTER,CATENA,CENTAI,CENTER,CENTRA,CENTRE,CERATE,CERITE,CERTIE,CETANE,CIRCAR,CRANIA,CRATER,CREANT,CREATE,CRETIC,CRETIN,CRIANT,EARNER,ECARTE,ENATIC,ENRACE,ENTERA,ENTICE,ENTIRE,ERRANT,ERRATA,ETRIER,IRATER,NEARER,NEATER,NECTAR,NERITE,RACIER,RANTER,RATEEN,RATINE,RECANE,RECANT,RECENT,RECITE,REEARN,REITER,RENTER,RERENT,RETAIN,RETEAR,RETINA,RETINE,RETIRE,RICRAC,TAENIA,TANREC,TEARER,TENACE,TENIAE,TENREC,TERRAE,TIERCE,TRACER,TRANCE,TRICAR,TRIENE,

5-letter words (112 found)

AARTI,ACARI,ACETA,ACTIN,AECIA,AERIE,AINEE,AIRER,ANEAR,ANTAE,ANTAR,ANTIC,ANTRA,ANTRE,AREAE,AREAR,ARECA,AREIC,ARENA,ARENE,ARERE,ARETE,ARRET,ARTIC,ATRIA,CACTI,CAECA,CAIRN,CANER,CARAT,CARER,CARET,CARTA,CARTE,CATER,CERCI,CERIA,CERIC,CERNE,CINCT,CIRCA,CITER,CRAIC,CRANE,CRARE,CRATE,CRENA,CRIER,CRINE,CTENE,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,ENACT,ENATE,ENIAC,ENTER,ENTIA,ERECT,ERICA,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,NACRE,NAIRA,NARIC,NARRE,NICER,NIECE,NITER,NITRE,RACER,RAINE,RAITA,RANCE,RANEE,RAREE,RATAN,RATER,REACT,REATA,REATE,RECCE,RECIT,RECTA,RECTI,RENTE,RERAN,RETIA,RETIE,RIANT,RIATA,RICER,TACAN,TAIRA,TARRE,TENIA,TERAI,TERCE,TERNE,TERRA,TIARA,TICCA,TINEA,TRACE,TRAIN,TREEN,TRIAC,TRICE,TRIER,TRINE,

4-letter words (101 found)

ACAI,ACCA,ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACTA,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANCE,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,ARAR,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARNA,ARTI,CACA,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CARE,CARN,CARR,CART,CATE,CECA,CENT,CERE,CERT,CETE,CINE,CIRE,CITE,CRAN,CREE,CRIA,CRIT,EARN,ECCE,EINA,EINE,ERIC,ERNE,ETEN,ETIC,ETNA,ICER,NARC,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NETE,NICE,NITE,RACA,RACE,RAIA,RAIN,RAIT,RANA,RANI,RANT,RARE,RATA,RATE,REAN,REAR,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RICE,RINE,RITE,TACE,TAIN,TANA,TANE,TARA,TARE,TARN,TEAR,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TENE,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRR,TREE,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (61 found)

ACE,ACT,AIA,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAA,CAN,CAR,CAT,CEE,CIT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEN,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERN,ERR,ETA,ICE,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIT,RAI,RAN,RAT,REC,REE,REI,REN,RET,RIA,RIN,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEE,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EE,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 464 words from incarcerate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of incarcerate

incarcerate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin incarcerātus, past participle of incarcerō (“to imprison”), from Latin in- (“in”) + carcer (“a prison”), meaning "put behind lines (bars)" – Latin root is of a lattice or grid. Related to cancel (“cross out with lines”) and chancel (“area behind a lattice”).

See also carcerate and cancer.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɑɹ.səˌɹeɪt/

Verb

incarcerate (third-person singular simple present incarcerates, present participle incarcerating, simple past and past participle incarcerated)

  1. (chiefly US) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
  2. To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.

Usage notes

As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to imprison. However, the term is, even in casual settings, used chiefly and frequently in the United States.

Synonyms

  • imprison
  • jail

Derived terms

  • incarceration

Related terms

  • carceral
  • carcerate
  • decarcerate

Translations

Adjective

incarcerate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Incarcerated.

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

incarcerate

  1. inflection of incarcerare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

Anagrams

  • accentrerai

Source: wiktionary.org