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

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

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

ETHANOIC,INCHOATE,

7-letter words (5 found)

ACHIOTE,ACONITE,ANOETIC,CHANTIE,HENOTIC,

6-letter words (18 found)

ACETIN,ACTION,AEONIC,ANETIC,ATONIC,CANTHI,CATION,CENTAI,CHAINE,CHATON,CHITON,ENATIC,ETHION,ETHNIC,NOETIC,NOTICE,OCTANE,TECHNO,

5-letter words (58 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,AHENT,AHINT,AITCH,ANCHO,ANTIC,ATONE,CANEH,CANOE,CANTO,CENTO,CHAIN,CHANT,CHEAT,CHIAO,CHINA,CHINE,CHINO,CHOTA,COATE,COATI,COHEN,CONIA,CONTE,COTAN,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,ETHIC,HAINT,HANCE,HIANT,HOTEN,NACHE,NACHO,NATCH,NEATH,NICHE,NICHT,NOTCH,OATEN,OCEAN,OCTAN,ONCET,ONTIC,TACHE,TACHO,TEACH,TENCH,TENIA,THANE,THECA,THEIC,THEIN,THINE,TINEA,TONIC,

4-letter words (93 found)

ACHE,ACNE,AEON,AINE,ANCE,ANTE,ANTI,ATOC,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CATE,CENT,CHAI,CHAO,CHAT,CHIA,CHIN,CHIT,CHON,CIAO,CINE,CION,CITE,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONE,CONI,COTE,COTH,EACH,EATH,ECHO,ECHT,EINA,EOAN,ETCH,ETIC,ETNA,HAEN,HAET,HAIN,HANT,HATE,HEAT,HENT,HINT,HONE,HOTE,ICON,INCH,INTO,IOTA,ITCH,NACH,NAOI,NEAT,NICE,NITE,NOAH,NOTA,NOTE,OATH,OCHE,OCTA,OHIA,OINT,ONCE,ONIE,OTIC,TACE,TACH,TACO,TAIN,TANE,TANH,TECH,TEIN,THAE,THAN,THEN,THIN,THIO,THON,TIAN,TICE,TICH,TINA,TINE,TOEA,TONE,

3-letter words (73 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,AHI,AIN,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,ATE,CAN,CAT,CHA,CHE,CHI,CIT,CON,COT,EAN,EAT,ECH,ECO,EON,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAN,HAO,HAT,HEN,HET,HIC,HIE,HIN,HIT,HOA,HOC,HOE,HOI,HON,HOT,ICE,ICH,ION,ITA,NAE,NAH,NAT,NET,NIE,NIT,NOH,NOT,NTH,OAT,OCA,OCH,ONE,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TEA,TEC,TEN,THE,THO,TIC,TIE,TIN,TOC,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (28 found)

AE,AH,AI,AN,AT,CH,EA,EH,EN,ET,HA,HE,HI,HO,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OE,OH,OI,ON,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 278 words from inchoate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of inchoate

inchoate

Etymology

From Latin incohātus (“begun, unfinished”), perfect passive participle of incohō (“begin”). Cognate with Spanish incoar (“to initiate, commence, begin”).

Pronunciation

As a noun or an adjective:

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkəʊət/, /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkoʊət/, /ɪnˈkoʊeɪt/

As a verb:

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkoʊeɪt/

Adjective

inchoate (comparative more inchoate, superlative most inchoate)

  1. Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
    Synonyms: elementary, immature, embryonic, incipient, nascent, rudimentary
  2. Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
    Synonyms: chaotic, confused
  3. (law) Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.
    • 2006, United States v. McKenney, 450 F.3d 39 (1st Cir. 2006)
      Congress considers the inchoate offenses of attempt and conspiracy, even conspiracy without an overt act, to be just as serious as the federal substantive drug offenses which they contemplate.

Translations

Noun

inchoate (plural inchoates)

  1. (rare) A beginning, an immature start.

Verb

inchoate (third-person singular simple present inchoates, present participle inchoating, simple past and past participle inchoated)

  1. (transitive) To begin or start (something).
  2. (transitive) To cause or bring about. In the field of criminology, to encourage, assist, conspire, aid and abet, incite, etc.
  3. (intransitive) To make a start.

Related terms

  • choate (back-formation)
  • inchoated
  • inchoation
  • inchoative

Anagrams

  • Noachite, choanite, ethanoic, thiocane

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.kʰoˈaː.te/, [ɪŋkʰoˈäːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.koˈa.te/, [iŋkoˈäːt̪e]

Verb

inchoāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of inchoō

Source: wiktionary.org