Definition of articulate

"articulate" in the verb sense

1. joint, articulate

provide with a joint

"the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

2. give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate

put into words or an expression

"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

3. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

"She pronounces French words in a funny way"

"I cannot say `zip wire'"

"Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

4. articulate

unite by forming a joint or joints

"the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"

5. articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise

express or state clearly

"articulate" in the adjective sense

1. articulate

expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

"articulate speech"

"an articulate orator"

"articulate beings"

2. articulated, articulate

consisting of segments held together by joints

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Quotations for articulate

There is no such thing as a dumb poet or a handless painter. The essence of an artist is that he should be articulate. [ Stedman ]

In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time; the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. [ Carlyle ]

articulate in Scrabble®

The word articulate 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters articulate:

ARTICULATE
(117)
ARTICULATE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

actuate, arcuate, article, auricle, cattail, cattier, citrate, clatter, clitter, clutter, curtail, cutrate, lactate, lattice, rattail, recital, tactile, tactual, teacart, tertial, titular, uralite

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word articulate

ARTICULATE
(117)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In articulate

ARTICULATE
(117)
ARTICULATE
(117)
ARTICLE
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ARCUATE
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CLITTER
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URALITE
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articulate in Words With Friends™

The word articulate 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: 15

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

ARTICULATE
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

actuate, arcuate, article, auricle, cattail, cattier, citrate, clatter, clitter, clutter, curtail, cutrate, lactate, lattice, rattail, recital, tactile, tactual, teacart, tertial, titular, uralite

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word articulate

ARTICULATE
(243)
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(189)
ARTICULATE
(114)
ARTICULATE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In articulate

ARTICULATE
(243)
ARTICULATE
(189)
ARTICULATE
(114)
CLUTTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
ACTUATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
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(102)
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2 letter words in articulate (9 words)

8 letter words in articulate (3 words)

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10 letter words in articulate (1 word)

articulate + 1 blank (4 words)

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