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Is pectinate a Scrabble word?

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

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Is pectinate a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3E1C3T1I1N1A1T1E1

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Yes. The word pectinate is a Words With Friends word. The word pectinate is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

PECTINATE,

8-letter words (3 found)

PATIENCE,PIANETTE,PITTANCE,

7-letter words (8 found)

NICTATE,PATIENT,PECTATE,PENTACT,PENTICE,PICANTE,TAENITE,TETANIC,

6-letter words (35 found)

ACETIN,ANETIC,APIECE,APNEIC,CATNEP,CATNIP,CATTIE,CENTAI,CETANE,ENATIC,ENTICE,INCEPT,INTACT,NEPETA,NETTIE,PANTIE,PATENT,PATINE,PATTEE,PATTEN,PATTIE,PECTEN,PECTIN,PEINCT,PETITE,PICENE,PIECEN,PINETA,PITTEN,TAPETI,TENACE,TENIAE,TENTIE,TIETAC,TIPCAT,

5-letter words (46 found)

ACTIN,AINEE,ANTIC,ATTIC,CTENE,EATEN,ENACT,ENATE,ENIAC,ENTIA,EPACT,ETAPE,ETTIN,INAPT,INEPT,NEPIT,NIECE,PAINT,PANCE,PANIC,PATEN,PATIN,PATTE,PEACE,PECAN,PENCE,PENIE,PETIT,PETTI,PIECE,PIETA,PINTA,PITTA,TACET,TACIT,TAINT,TANTI,TAPEN,TAPET,TATIE,TECTA,TENET,TENIA,TINCT,TINEA,TITAN,

4-letter words (74 found)

ACNE,AINE,ANCE,ANTE,ANTI,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CAPE,CAPI,CATE,CENT,CEPE,CETE,CINE,CITE,EINA,EINE,EPIC,ETAT,ETEN,ETIC,ETNA,NAPE,NEAP,NEAT,NEEP,NETE,NETT,NICE,NIPA,NITE,PACE,PACT,PAIN,PANE,PANT,PATE,PEAN,PEAT,PEEN,PEIN,PENE,PENI,PENT,PIAN,PICA,PICE,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PITA,TACE,TACT,TAIN,TAIT,TANE,TAPE,TATE,TEAT,TEEN,TEIN,TENE,TENT,TEPA,TETE,TIAN,TICE,TINA,TINE,TINT,TIPT,TITE,

3-letter words (61 found)

ACE,ACT,AIN,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APT,ATE,ATT,CAN,CAP,CAT,CEE,CEP,CIT,EAN,EAT,EEN,ENE,ETA,ICE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEE,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,PAC,PAN,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEE,PEN,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TAT,TEA,TEC,TEE,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIT,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AI,AN,AT,EA,EE,EN,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 247 words from pectinate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pectinate

pectinate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛktəneɪt/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“I comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century.

Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a comb.
    Synonym: pectinated
    1. (anatomy, zoology, botany) Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.
    2. (mycology) Striate.
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Verb

pectinate (third-person singular simple present pectinates, present participle pectinating, simple past and past participle pectinated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

  1. (chemistry) An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.
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Anagrams

  • Epictetan

Latin

Verb

pectināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō

Source: wiktionary.org