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Yes. The word radiate is a Scrabble US word. The word radiate is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word radiate is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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7-letter words (3 found)

AIRDATE,RADIATE,TIARAED,

6-letter words (6 found)

ADRATE,AIRTED,IDEATA,RAITED,TIRADE,TRADIE,

5-letter words (26 found)

AARTI,AIDER,AIRED,AREAD,ATRIA,DATER,DEAIR,DERAT,IRADE,IRATE,RAITA,RATED,REATA,REDIA,RETIA,RIATA,TAIRA,TARED,TERAI,TIARA,TIRED,TRADE,TREAD,TRIAD,TRIDE,TRIED,

4-letter words (48 found)

ADIT,AIDA,AIDE,AIRT,AREA,ARED,ARET,ARIA,ARID,ARTI,DARE,DARI,DART,DATA,DATE,DEAR,DIET,DIRE,DIRT,DITA,DITE,DRAT,EARD,EDIT,IDEA,IRED,RADE,RAIA,RAID,RAIT,RATA,RATE,READ,RIAD,RIDE,RITE,TAED,TARA,TARE,TEAD,TEAR,TIAR,TIDE,TIED,TIER,TIRE,TRAD,TRIE,

3-letter words (36 found)

AIA,AID,AIR,AIT,ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,DAE,DEI,DIE,DIT,EAR,EAT,ERA,ETA,IDE,IRE,ITA,RAD,RAI,RAT,RED,REI,RET,RIA,RID,RIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAR,TEA,TED,TID,TIE,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AD,AE,AI,AR,AT,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,ER,ET,ID,IT,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 139 words from radiate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of radiate

radiate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radiatus, past participle of radiare (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/
  • (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdieɪt/, /ˈɹeɪdi.ət/

Verb

radiate (third-person singular simple present radiates, present participle radiating, simple past and past participle radiated)

  1. To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
  2. (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
    The stove radiates heat.
  3. (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
    The heat radiates from a stove.
  4. (transitive) To illuminate.
  5. To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
  6. (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
  7. (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.

Synonyms

  • (to expose to radiation): irradiate

Derived terms

  • radiator
  • x-radiate

Related terms

  • radiation
  • radiative

Translations

Adjective

radiate (comparative more radiate, superlative most radiate)

  1. Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
    a radiate crystal
  2. Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
  3. (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
  4. (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
  5. (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
  6. (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.

Translations

Noun

radiate (plural radiates)

  1. (zoology) One of the Radiata.

Related terms

  • radial
  • radiation
  • radio
  • radius
  • ray

Further reading

  • “radiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “radiate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “radiate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • airdate, ardaite, idea art, tiaraed

Esperanto

Adverb

radiate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of radii

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

radiate

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of radere

Etymology 2

Verb

radiate

  1. inflection of radiare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

radiate f pl

  1. feminine plural of radiato

Anagrams

  • aderita, adirate, ardiate, datarie, daterai

Latin

Verb

radiāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of radiō

Spanish

Verb

radiate

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

Source: wiktionary.org