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Is participate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word participate is a Scrabble US word. The word participate is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is participate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word participate is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Is participate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word participate is a Words With Friends word. The word participate is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

PARTICIPATE,

10-letter words (1 found)

PATRICIATE,

8-letter words (4 found)

APATETIC,APRICATE,CAPITATE,PATRIATE,

7-letter words (27 found)

APATITE,APTERIA,ARIETTA,ATRETIC,CAPRATE,CATTIER,CITRATE,CRAPPIE,EPICARP,PAPRICA,PARAPET,PARETIC,PARTITA,PARTITE,PERIAPT,PICRATE,PICRITE,PIPERIC,PIRATIC,PITAPAT,PRIAPIC,TAPPICE,TEACART,TIPCART,TIPPIER,TRIATIC,TRIPPET,

6-letter words (44 found)

ACATER,APPAIR,APPEAR,ATTIRE,ATTRAP,CAPITA,CAPPER,CARATE,CARPET,CATTIE,IATRIC,PACIER,PATERA,PATTER,PATTIE,PEPITA,PEPTIC,PERITI,PETARA,PICARA,PIPIER,PIRATE,PITARA,PITIER,PITTER,PRATIE,PREACT,PRECIP,PRIAPI,PTERIA,RATITE,TAPETA,TAPETI,TAPPER,TAPPET,TAPPIT,TERATA,TERTIA,TIETAC,TIPCAT,TIPPER,TIPPET,TRIACT,TRICEP,

5-letter words (100 found)

AARTI,ACARI,ACETA,AECIA,APACE,APART,APERT,APTER,ARECA,AREIC,AREPA,ARETT,ARTIC,ATRIA,ATRIP,ATTAP,ATTAR,ATTIC,CAPER,CAPRI,CARAP,CARAT,CARET,CARPI,CARTA,CARTE,CATER,CERIA,CIPPI,CITER,CRAPE,CRATE,CREPT,CRIPE,EPACT,ERICA,ICIER,IRATE,PACER,PACTA,PAIRE,PAPER,PARAE,PARTI,PATER,PATTE,PEART,PERAI,PETAR,PETIT,PETRI,PETTI,PICRA,PIERT,PIETA,PIPER,PIPET,PIPIT,PIRAI,PITTA,PRATE,PRATT,PRICE,RAITA,RAPPE,REACT,REATA,RECAP,RECIT,RECTA,RECTI,RETIA,RIATA,TACET,TACIT,TAIRA,TAPER,TAPET,TAPIR,TAPPA,TATAR,TATER,TATIE,TECTA,TERAI,TETRA,TETRI,TIARA,TITER,TITRE,TRACE,TRACT,TRAIT,TRAPE,TRAPT,TREAT,TRIAC,TRICE,TRIPE,TRITE,

4-letter words (100 found)

ACAI,ACER,ACRE,ACTA,AIRT,APER,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARPA,ARTI,ATAP,CAPA,CAPE,CAPI,CARE,CARP,CART,CATE,CERT,CIRE,CITE,CRAP,CRIA,CRIP,CRIT,EPIC,ERIC,ETAT,ETIC,ICER,PACA,PACE,PACT,PAIR,PAPA,PAPE,PARA,PARE,PARP,PART,PATE,PEAR,PEAT,PERC,PERI,PERP,PERT,PICA,PICE,PIER,PIET,PIPA,PIPE,PIPI,PITA,PRAT,PREP,RACA,RACE,RAIA,RAIT,RAPE,RAPT,RATA,RATE,REAP,REPP,RICE,RIPE,RIPP,RIPT,RITE,RITT,TACE,TACT,TAIT,TAPA,TAPE,TARA,TARE,TARP,TART,TATE,TEAR,TEAT,TEPA,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TIPI,TIPT,TIRE,TITE,TITI,TRAP,TRAT,TRET,TRIE,TRIP,

3-letter words (64 found)

ACE,ACT,AIA,AIR,AIT,APE,APP,APT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,CAA,CAP,CAR,CAT,CEP,CIT,EAR,EAT,ERA,ETA,ICE,IRE,ITA,PAC,PAP,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEP,PER,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIP,PIR,PIT,PRE,RAI,RAP,RAT,REC,REI,REP,RET,RIA,RIP,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEC,TET,TIC,TIE,TIP,TIT,

2-letter words (16 found)

AA,AE,AI,AR,AT,EA,ER,ET,IT,PA,PE,PI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 358 words from participate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of participate

participate

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin participare (“to take part in, share in, give part in, impart”), from particeps (“taking part in, sharing in”), from pars (“part”) + capiō (“to take”); see part and capable.

Pronunciation

(verb)

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
  • (General American) enPR: pär-tĭsʹə-pāt, IPA(key): /pɑɹˈtɪsəpeɪt/

(adjective)

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɑːˈtɪsɪpət/
  • (General American) enPR: pär-tĭsʹə-pət, IPA(key): /pɑɹˈtɪsəpət/

Verb

participate (third-person singular simple present participates, present participle participating, simple past and past participle participated)

  1. (intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To share, to take part in (something). [16th–19th c.]
  3. (obsolete) To share (something) with others; to transfer (something) to or unto others. [16th–18th c.]
    • 1661, Thomas Salusbury, Galilaeus Galilaeus Lyncaeus, His Systeme of the World, Second Dialogue, in Mathematical Collections and Translations, London, p. 105,[4]
      Make the Earth […] turn round its own axis in twenty four hours, and towards the same point with all the other Spheres; and without participating this same motion to any other Planet or Star, all shall have their risings, settings, and in a word, all their other appearances.

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Adjective

participate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Acting in common; participating.

Further reading

  • “participate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “participate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “participate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Latin

Verb

participāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of participō

Spanish

Verb

participate

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

Source: wiktionary.org