Definition of profligate

"profligate" in the noun sense

1. rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue

a dissolute man in fashionable society

2. prodigal, profligate, squanderer

a recklessly extravagant consumer

"profligate" in the adjective sense

1. extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

recklessly wasteful

"prodigal in their expenditures"

2. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast

unrestrained by convention or morality

"Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"

"deplorably dissipated and degraded"

"riotous living"

"fast women"

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Quotations for profligate

It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself. [ Cicero ]

Equality is one of the most consummate scoundrels that ever crept from the brain of a political juggler - a fellow who thrusts his hand into the pocket of honest industry or enterprising talent, and squanders their hardearned profits on profligate idleness or indolent stupidity. [ Paulding ]

Under the influence of music we are all deluded in some way; we imagine that the performers must dwell in the regions to which they lift their hearers; we are reluctant to admit that a man may blow the most soul-animating strains from his trumpet and yet be a coward; or melt an audience to tears with his violin, and yet be a heartless profligate. [ H. W. Hillard ]

profligate in Scrabble®

The word profligate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters profligate:

PROFLIGATE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

egotrip, firepot, fleapit, floater, foliage, foliate, fragile, frigate, froglet, galtrop, gloater, loftier, pergola, petifog, politer, portage, profile, refloat, repilot, replait, toprail, trefoil, tripole

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word profligate

PROFLIGATE
(180)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In profligate

PROFLIGATE
(180)
PROFLIGATE
(162)
PROFLIGATE
(120)
PROFLIGATE
(108)
PETIFOG
(102 = 52 + 50)
PETIFOG
(101 = 51 + 50)
PROFILE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PROFILE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PROFILE
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PETIFOG
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FLEAPIT
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FIREPOT
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FIREPOT
(98 = 48 + 50)
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FLEAPIT
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FROGLET
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FRAGILE
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FRIGATE
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FOLIAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
FIREPOT
(95 = 45 + 50)
PETIFOG
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROGLET
(94 = 44 + 50)
FRAGILE
(94 = 44 + 50)
FOLIAGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
FRIGATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TREFOIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
PETIFOG
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PETIFOG
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REFLOAT
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PETIFOG
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PETIFOG
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PETIFOG
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PETIFOG
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FOLIATE
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LOFTIER
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TREFOIL
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FLOATER
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PERGOLA
(90 = 40 + 50)
REFLOAT
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EGOTRIP
(90 = 40 + 50)
FOLIATE
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LOFTIER
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PORTAGE
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TREFOIL
(90 = 40 + 50)
GALTROP
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOATER
(90 = 40 + 50)
PROFILE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FRAGILE
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FLEAPIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
FIREPOT
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FLEAPIT
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PROFILE
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FRAGILE
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FLEAPIT
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FIREPOT
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PORTAGE
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PROFILE
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FIREPOT
(89 = 39 + 50)
EGOTRIP
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FLEAPIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
FOLIAGE
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FROGLET
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FRIGATE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FIREPOT
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FIREPOT
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FIREPOT
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FLEAPIT
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PERGOLA
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PETIFOG
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FROGLET
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FRIGATE
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PROFILE
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GALTROP
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FLEAPIT
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PETIFOG
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TOPRAIL
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FRIGATE
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FLEAPIT
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FOLIAGE
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POLITER
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REFLOAT
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FRAGILE
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PERGOLA
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REPILOT
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REPLAIT
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FOLIAGE
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LOFTIER
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FRAGILE
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FRIGATE
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PORTAGE
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EGOTRIP
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TRIPOLE
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GALTROP
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REFLOAT
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FOLIATE
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REFLOAT
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REFLOAT
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GALTROP
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REFLOAT
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TREFOIL
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REFLOAT
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PERGOLA
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PERGOLA
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FOLIATE
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PERGOLA
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PERGOLA
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GALTROP
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TREFOIL
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PORTAGE
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FLOATER
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FIREPOT
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FIREPOT
(82 = 32 + 50)
FRAGILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GLOATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
FRIGATE
(82 = 32 + 50)

profligate in Words With Friends™

The word profligate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters profligate:

PROFLIGATE
(261)
PROFLIGATE
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

egotrip, firepot, fleapit, floater, foliage, foliate, fragile, frigate, froglet, galtrop, gloater, loftier, pergola, petifog, politer, portage, profile, refloat, repilot, replait, toprail, trefoil, tripole

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word profligate

PROFLIGATE
(261)
PROFLIGATE
(261)
PROFLIGATE
(162)
PROFLIGATE
(150)
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(92)
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(87)
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(81)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In profligate

PROFLIGATE
(261)
PROFLIGATE
(261)
PROFLIGATE
(162)
PROFLIGATE
(150)
PETIFOG
(122 = 87 + 35)
PROFILE
(113 = 78 + 35)
FOLIAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PETIFOG
(110 = 75 + 35)
PROFILE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLEAPIT
(107 = 72 + 35)
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PROFILE
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PETIFOG
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FIREPOT
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FRAGILE
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LOFTIER
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PERGOLA
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FIREPOT
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PERGOLA
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FOLIATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
POLITER
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FROGLET
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TRIPOLE
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GALTROP
(104 = 69 + 35)
GALTROP
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EGOTRIP
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PORTAGE
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PROFILE
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FLEAPIT
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FRIGATE
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TREFOIL
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERGOLA
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REPLAIT
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PERGOLA
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REPILOT
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TOPRAIL
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REFLOAT
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FLOATER
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FOLIAGE
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PETIFOG
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TREFOIL
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FIREPOT
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FOLIAGE
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FRAGILE
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GALTROP
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FROGLET
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TRIPOLE
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FLEAPIT
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PORTAGE
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FRIGATE
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EGOTRIP
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EGOTRIP
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PETIFOG
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FRAGILE
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FROGLET
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PROFLIGATE
(92)
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POLITER
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FRAGILE
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FLOATER
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TRIPOLE
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FRIGATE
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GLOATER
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EGOTRIP
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REFLOAT
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REFLOAT
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PORTAGE
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GLOATER
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(81)
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REFLOAT
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FOLIAGE
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FOLIAGE
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REFLOAT
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REPLAIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOFTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIPOLE
(80 = 45 + 35)

Words within the letters of profligate

2 letter words in profligate (19 words)

8 letter words in profligate (6 words)

10 letter words in profligate (1 word)

profligate + 1 blank (1 word)

profligate + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence profligate

Words that start with profligate (3 words)

Words with profligate in them (1 word)

Words that end with profligate (1 word)

Word Growth involving profligate

Shorter words in profligate

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Longer words containing profligate

profligately

profligates