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Yes. The word peculation is a Scrabble US word. The word peculation is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is peculation a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word peculation is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Yes. The word peculation is a Words With Friends word. The word peculation is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (2 found)

PECULATION,UNPOETICAL,

9-letter words (3 found)

EPULATION,INCULPATE,INOCULATE,

8-letter words (18 found)

ACUPOINT,ANTIPOLE,CLEANOUT,CONEPATL,COPULATE,ENCOLPIA,EPULOTIC,LEPTONIC,OUTPLACE,PECTINAL,PLANETIC,PLATONIC,PLUTONIC,POETICAL,POULAINE,POULTICE,UNPOETIC,UNPOLITE,

7-letter words (77 found)

ACONITE,ALOETIC,ALUNITE,ANOETIC,APNOEIC,APOLUNE,AUCTION,AUTOPEN,CAPELIN,CAPITOL,CAPTION,CAULINE,CAUTION,CLAPNET,CLEANUP,COALPIT,COPULAE,COUPLET,CUTLINE,ECTOPIA,ELATION,ELUTION,ENTOPIC,INOCULA,LACTONE,LECTION,LINECUT,LINOCUT,LUNATIC,NEPOTIC,NOCTULE,NOPLACE,NUPTIAL,OCTUPLE,OCULATE,OPALINE,OPTICAL,OPULENT,OPUNTIA,OUTLAIN,OUTLEAP,OUTLINE,OUTPACE,OUTPLAN,PACTION,PAEONIC,PANICLE,PANTILE,PATONCE,PATULIN,PECULIA,PELICAN,PETUNIA,PICANTE,PICULET,PINOCLE,PLEONIC,PLICATE,POINTEL,POLECAT,POLENTA,PONCEAU,PONTILE,POTLINE,POUNCET,POUTINE,TOECLIP,TOENAIL,TOPICAL,TOPLINE,TUNICAE,TUNICLE,UNCLIPT,UNPLACE,UNPLAIT,UPLEANT,UTOPIAN,

6-letter words (165 found)

ACETIN,ACTION,ACULEI,AEONIC,ALNICO,ALPINE,ANCILE,ANETIC,ANICUT,APLITE,APNEIC,ATELIC,ATONIC,ATOPIC,AUNTIE,CANTLE,CAPLET,CAPLIN,CAPOTE,CATION,CATLIN,CATNEP,CATNIP,CAUTEL,CENTAI,CENTAL,CINEOL,CITOLA,CITOLE,CLIENT,COITAL,COLTAN,COPITA,COPULA,COTEAU,COUPLE,COUTIL,CULPAE,CUNEAL,CUPOLA,ECONUT,ELUANT,ENATIC,ENOLIC,ENTAIL,ENTOIL,EOLIAN,EPICAL,ETALON,EUCAIN,INCEPT,INCULT,INLACE,LACUNE,LANCET,LATINO,LAUNCE,LECTIN,LEIPOA,LENTIC,LEPTIN,LEPTON,LEUCIN,LEUCON,LINEUP,LIONET,LOCATE,LOIPEN,LOUPEN,LOUPIT,LUCENT,LUCITE,LUETIC,LUITEN,LUNATE,LUPINE,LUTEIN,NAUTIC,NOCTUA,NOETIC,NOTICE,NUCLEI,OCTANE,OILCAN,OILCUP,OILNUT,OILPAN,OPIATE,OUTLIE,PANTIE,PATINE,PAULIN,PAUNCE,PEANUT,PECTIN,PEINCT,PELOTA,PENCIL,PENIAL,PENULT,PICOTE,PINEAL,PINETA,PINOLE,PINTLE,PIOLET,PLACET,PLACIT,PLAICE,PLAINT,PLANET,PLATEN,PLIANT,PLICAE,PLUTEI,PLUTON,POETIC,POINTE,POLICE,POLITE,PONTAL,PONTIC,PONTIE,PONTIL,POTALE,POUNCE,PULTAN,PULTON,PUNCTA,PUNCTO,PUTEAL,PUTELI,TALION,TAUPIE,TEACUP,TENAIL,TEOPAN,TINCAL,TINEAL,TIPULA,TIPUNA,TOECAP,TOLANE,TOLUIC,TOUCAN,TOUPIE,TUNICA,TUPELO,ULICON,ULTION,UNCAPE,UNCATE,UNCIAE,UNCIAL,UNCLIP,UNCOIL,UNCOLT,UNCOPE,UNITAL,UNLACE,UNPILE,UNTILE,UPCOIL,UPLEAN,UTOPIA,

5-letter words (212 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ACUTE,ALIEN,ALINE,ALOIN,ALONE,ANCLE,ANILE,ANOLE,ANTIC,APIOL,ATONE,AULIC,AULOI,CANOE,CANTO,CAPLE,CAPON,CAPOT,CAPUL,CAPUT,CENTO,CENTU,CITAL,CLAPT,CLAUT,CLEAN,CLEAT,CLEPT,CLINE,CLINT,CLIPE,CLIPT,CLONE,CLOTE,CLOUT,COAPT,COATE,COATI,COLIN,CONIA,CONTE,COPAL,COPEN,COTAN,COUNT,COUPE,COUTA,CULET,CULPA,CULTI,CUNEI,CUNIT,CUPEL,CUTIE,CUTIN,ECLAT,ELAIN,ELINT,ELOIN,ENACT,ENIAC,ENLIT,ENTIA,EPACT,ICTAL,ILEAC,INAPT,INCEL,INCLE,INCUT,INEPT,INLET,INPUT,INTEL,INULA,LACET,LANCE,LAPIN,LATEN,LEANT,LEAPT,LENTI,LENTO,LEPTA,LETUP,LEUCO,LIANE,LINAC,LOCIE,LOIPE,LOTIC,LOUIE,LOUPE,LUNET,LUPIN,LUTEA,NEPIT,NETOP,NICOL,NOPAL,NOTAL,NOULE,OATEN,OCEAN,OCTAL,OCTAN,OCULI,OLEIC,OLEIN,OLENT,OLPAE,ONCET,ONTIC,OPINE,OPTIC,OUNCE,PAEON,PAINT,PALET,PANCE,PANEL,PANIC,PANTO,PAOLI,PATEN,PATIN,PATIO,PECAN,PELAU,PELON,PELTA,PENAL,PETAL,PIANO,PICAL,PICOT,PICUL,PIETA,PILAE,PILAO,PILAU,PILEA,PILOT,PINOT,PINTA,PINTO,PITON,PLACE,PLAIN,PLAIT,PLANE,PLANT,PLATE,PLEAT,PLENA,PLEON,PLICA,PLOAT,PLUOT,PLUTO,POILU,POINT,PONCE,POTAE,POTIN,POULE,POULT,PUCAN,PULAO,PUNCE,PUNTO,PUTON,TALON,TAPEN,TAUON,TAUPE,TELCO,TELIA,TELIC,TELOI,TENIA,TEPAL,TICAL,TINEA,TOILE,TOLAN,TONAL,TONIC,TOPIC,TUILE,TUINA,TULIP,TULPA,TUNIC,TUPLE,ULNAE,ULPAN,UNAPT,UNCAP,UNCIA,UNCLE,UNICA,UNITE,UNLET,UNLIT,UNTIE,UNTIL,UPLIT,UPTIE,UTILE,

4-letter words (248 found)

ACNE,AEON,AINE,AITU,ALCO,ALEC,ALIT,ALOE,ALTO,ANCE,ANIL,ANTE,ANTI,ATOC,ATOP,AUNE,AUNT,AUTO,CAIN,CALO,CALP,CANE,CANT,CAPE,CAPI,CAPO,CATE,CAUL,CAUP,CEIL,CELT,CENT,CIAO,CIEL,CINE,CION,CITE,CITO,CLAN,CLAP,CLAT,CLIP,CLIT,CLON,CLOP,CLOT,CLOU,CLUE,COAL,COAT,COIL,COIN,COIT,COLA,COLE,COLT,CONE,CONI,COPE,COTE,COUP,CUIT,CULT,CUNT,CUTE,EINA,ELAN,ENOL,EOAN,EPIC,ETIC,ETNA,ETUI,EUOI,ICON,ILEA,INTO,IOTA,LACE,LAIC,LAIN,LANE,LANT,LATE,LATI,LATU,LEAN,LEAP,LEAT,LENO,LENT,LEPT,LICE,LIEN,LIEU,LINE,LINO,LINT,LION,LIPA,LIPE,LIPO,LITE,LITU,LOAN,LOCA,LOCI,LOIN,LONE,LOPE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTI,LOUN,LOUP,LOUT,LUCE,LUIT,LUNA,LUNE,LUNT,LUTE,NAIL,NAOI,NAPE,NEAL,NEAP,NEAT,NICE,NIPA,NITE,NOEL,NOIL,NOLE,NOPE,NOTA,NOTE,NOUL,NOUP,NOUT,OCTA,OINT,OLEA,OLPE,ONCE,ONIE,OPAL,OPEN,OTIC,OUPA,OUTA,PACE,PACO,PACT,PAIL,PAIN,PALE,PALI,PANE,PANT,PATE,PATU,PAUL,PEAL,PEAN,PEAT,PEIN,PELA,PELT,PENI,PENT,PEON,PIAL,PIAN,PICA,PICE,PIET,PILA,PILE,PINA,PINE,PINT,PION,PITA,PLAN,PLAT,PLEA,PLIE,PLOT,PLUE,POET,POLE,POLT,PONE,PONT,POTE,POUT,PTUI,PUCE,PULA,PULE,PULI,PUNA,PUNT,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TAIL,TAIN,TALC,TALE,TALI,TANE,TAPE,TAPU,TEAL,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TEPA,TIAN,TICE,TILE,TINA,TINE,TOEA,TOIL,TOLA,TOLE,TOLU,TONE,TOPE,TOPI,TOUN,TUAN,TULE,TUNA,TUNE,ULAN,ULNA,UNAI,UNCE,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,UPON,UPTA,

3-letter words (129 found)

ACE,ACT,AIL,AIN,AIT,ALE,ALP,ALT,ALU,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APO,APT,ATE,AUE,CAL,CAN,CAP,CAT,CEL,CEP,CIT,COL,CON,COP,COT,CUE,CUP,CUT,EAN,EAT,EAU,ECO,ECU,ELT,EON,ETA,ICE,ION,ITA,LAC,LAP,LAT,LEA,LEI,LEP,LET,LEU,LIE,LIN,LIP,LIT,LOP,LOT,LOU,LUN,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIL,NIP,NIT,NOT,NUT,OAT,OCA,OIL,OLE,ONE,OPA,OPE,OPT,OUP,OUT,PAC,PAL,PAN,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEL,PEN,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIT,PIU,PLU,POA,POI,POL,POT,PUL,PUN,PUT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAP,TAU,TEA,TEC,TEL,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIP,TOC,TOE,TON,TOP,TUI,TUN,TUP,ULE,UNI,UPO,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (35 found)

AE,AI,AL,AN,AT,EA,EL,EN,ET,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OP,OU,PA,PE,PI,PO,TA,TE,TI,TO,UN,UP,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 890 words from peculation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of peculation

peculation

Etymology

From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/

Noun

peculation (countable and uncountable, plural peculations)

  1. (law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
    • 1989, Anthony Burgess, The Devil’s Mode:
      She considered herself engaged to be married to a Scotch propaganda officer who had been dismissed for peculation and gone home to sell cars.
    • 1990, Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 42 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239):
      It was a feature of Athens’ democratic constitution that at the end of their year in office Athenian officials had to submit an account of their service, financial and otherwise, to public scrutiny. Ephialtes took the opportunity to bring charges of peculation against the outgoing archons who were about to enter the Areopagus and succeeded in having them removed from that council.

Usage notes

  • Embezzlement is the usual term used for this crime in modern laws.

Related terms

  • peculate
  • peculator

Anagrams

  • cupelation, unpoetical

Source: wiktionary.org