Definition of activates

"activates" in the verb sense

1. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

put in motion or move to act

"trigger a reaction"

"actuate the circuits"

2. activate

make active or more active

"activate an old file"

3. activate

make more adsorptive

"activate a metal"

4. activate, aerate

aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

5. activate

make (substances) radioactive

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activates in Scrabble®

The word activates 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters activates:

ACTIVATES
(135)
ACTIVATES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

actives, aviates, caveats, satiate, statice, stative, vacates

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word activates

ACTIVATES
(135)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In activates

ACTIVATES
(135)
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(135)
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ACTIVATES
(90)
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activates in Words With Friends™

The word activates 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: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters activates:

ACTIVATES
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

actives, aviates, caveats, satiate, statice, stative, vacates

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word activates

ACTIVATES
(180)
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(108)
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(84)
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(56)
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(48)
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(36)
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(32)
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(26)
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(23)
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(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In activates

ACTIVATES
(180)
VACATES
(131 = 96 + 35)
CAVEATS
(131 = 96 + 35)
ACTIVES
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACTIVATES
(108)
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(108)
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STATIVE
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STATICE
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(93)
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(93)
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(93)
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ACTIVES
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(84)
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(84)
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EVICTS
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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Words within the letters of activates

2 letter words in activates (7 words)

6 letter words in activates (10 words)

7 letter words in activates (7 words)

8 letter words in activates (3 words)

9 letter words in activates (Anagrams) (2 words)

activates + 1 blank (1 word)

activates + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence activates

Words that start with activates (1 word)

Words with activates in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving activates

Shorter words in activates

act activate

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at vat activate

Longer words containing activates

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deactivates

inactivates

photoactivates

radioactivates

reactivates photoreactivates

reactivates preactivates

superactivates