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Is legate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word legate is a Scrabble US word. The word legate is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is legate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word legate is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is legate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word legate is a Words With Friends word. The word legate is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (5 found)

EAGLET,GELATE,LEGATE,TEAGLE,TELEGA,

5-letter words (7 found)

AGLEE,AGLET,EAGLE,ELATE,ETAGE,GLEET,TELAE,

4-letter words (20 found)

AGEE,ALEE,EALE,EGAL,GALE,GATE,GEAL,GEAT,GELT,GETA,GLEE,LATE,LEAT,LEET,TAEL,TALE,TEAL,TEEL,TELA,TELE,

3-letter words (26 found)

AGE,ALE,ALT,ATE,EAT,EEL,ELT,ETA,GAE,GAL,GAT,GEE,GEL,GET,LAG,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEG,LET,TAE,TAG,TEA,TEE,TEG,TEL,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AG,AL,AT,EA,EE,EL,ET,LA,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 70 words from legate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of legate

legate

Etymology

From late Old English, from Old French legat, from Latin legatus (nominal use of perfect passive participle of lego (“bequeath, send as envoy”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡɪt/, /ˈlɛɡət/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡɪt, -ɛɡət

Noun

legate (plural legates)

  1. A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
  2. An ambassador or messenger.
  3. The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

Related terms

  • legatine

Translations

Verb

legate (third-person singular simple present legates, present participle legating, simple past and past participle legated)

  1. (transitive) To leave as a legacy.

Anagrams

  • Teagle, eaglet, gelate, teagle, telega

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈɡate/
  • Rhymes: -ate

Adverb

legate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of legi

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

legate

  1. feminine plural of legato

Participle

legate f pl

  1. feminine plural of legato

Etymology 2

Noun

legate f pl

  1. plural of legata

Etymology 3

Verb

legate

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

Anagrams

  • gelate

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /leːˈɡaː.te/, [ɫ̪eːˈɡäːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈɡa.te/, [leˈɡäːt̪e]

Noun

lēgāte

  1. vocative singular of lēgātus

Participle

lēgāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lēgātus

Spanish

Verb

legate

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

Source: wiktionary.org