Definition of decorate

"decorate" in the verb sense

1. decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

"Decorate the room for the party"

"beautify yourself for the special day"

2. deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify

be beautiful to look at

"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

3. decorate

award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to

"He was decorated for his services in the military"

4. dress, decorate

provide with decoration

"dress the windows"

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Quotations for decorate

The foxglove, with its stately bells,
Of purple, shall adorn thy dells;
The wallflower, on each rifted rock,
From liberal blossoms shall breathe down,
(Gold blossoms frecked with iron-brown,)
Its fragrance; while the hollyhock,
The pink, and the carnation vie
With lupin and with lavender.
To decorate the fading year;
And larkspurs, many-hued, shall drive
Gloom from the groves, where red leaves lie.
And Nature seems but half alive. [ D. M. Moir ]

Without woman, man would be rough, rude, solitary, and would ignore all the graces which are but the smiles of love. Woman weaves about him the flowers of life, as the vines of the forest decorate the trunk of the oak with their fragrant garlands. [ Chateaubriand ]

decorate in Scrabble®

The word decorate 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters decorate:

DECORATE
(108)
DECORATE
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

catered, cordate, created, reacted

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word decorate

DECORATE
(108)
DECORATE
(108)
DECORATE
(72)
DECORATE
(72)
DECORATE
(44)
DECORATE
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
(34)
DECORATE
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DECORATE
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(15)
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
(14)
DECORATE
(14)
DECORATE
(13)
DECORATE
(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In decorate

DECORATE
(108)
DECORATE
(108)
CREATED
(90 = 40 + 50)
REACTED
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CORDATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CATERED
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REACTED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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REACTED
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CATERED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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CREATED
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CREATED
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CREATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
CREATED
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CREATED
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CREATED
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORDATE
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REACTED
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CATERED
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CATERED
(78 = 28 + 50)
CREATED
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CORDATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CREATED
(76 = 26 + 50)
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CATERED
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CATERED
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CATERED
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CREATED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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REACTED
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CATERED
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CATERED
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CREATED
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CREATED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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CREATED
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CATERED
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CATERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DECORATE
(72)
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(72)
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REACTED
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(72 = 22 + 50)
CORDATE
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REACTED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
REACTED
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REACTED
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CREATED
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CATERED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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CATERED
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CORDATE
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CORDATE
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CREATED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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CORDATE
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REACTED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
(62 = 12 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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DECORATE
(44)
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(44)
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(42)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
CRATED
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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CADRE
(33)
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(33)

decorate in Words With Friends™

The word decorate 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: 12

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

CATERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
REACTED
(98 = 63 + 35)
CREATED
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORDATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
REACTED
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

catered, cordate, created, reacted

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word decorate

DECORATE
(84)
DECORATE
(84)
DECORATE
(72)
DECORATE
(66)
DECORATE
(56)
DECORATE
(52)
DECORATE
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
DECORATE
(48)
DECORATE
(48)
DECORATE
(48)
DECORATE
(42)
DECORATE
(42)
DECORATE
(40)
DECORATE
(32)
DECORATE
(32)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(28)
DECORATE
(26)
DECORATE
(26)
DECORATE
(26)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(24)
DECORATE
(22)
DECORATE
(19)
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(18)
DECORATE
(17)
DECORATE
(17)
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(17)
DECORATE
(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
DECORATE
(15)
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(15)
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(15)
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(15)
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(15)
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(14)
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
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DECORATE
(13)

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

CATERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
REACTED
(98 = 63 + 35)
CREATED
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORDATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
REACTED
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REACTED
(92 = 57 + 35)
REACTED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CREATED
(86 = 51 + 35)
CATERED
(86 = 51 + 35)
REACTED
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORDATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
DECORATE
(84)
DECORATE
(84)
CREATED
(80 = 45 + 35)
REACTED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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CREATED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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CREATED
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CATERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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CREATED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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CREATED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
(73 = 38 + 35)
DECORATE
(72)
DECARE
(66)
DECART
(66)
DECORATE
(66)
TRACED
(66)
CREATED
(65 = 30 + 35)
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CATERED
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REACTED
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CORDATE
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CATERED
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REACTED
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CRATED
(60)
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(60)
RECODE
(60)
COATED
(60)
CREATED
(59 = 24 + 35)
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CERATE
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CREATE
(57)
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DECORATE
(56)
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CORDATE
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CRATED
(54)
TRACED
(54)
REDACT
(54)
CARTED
(54)
RECODE
(54)
REACTED
(54 = 19 + 35)
COATED
(54)
DECARE
(54)
DECART
(54)
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(52)
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CEDAR
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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Words containing the sequence decorate

Words that start with decorate (3 words)

Words that end with decorate (3 words)

Word Growth involving decorate

Shorter words in decorate

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Longer words containing decorate

decorated nondecorated

decorated overdecorated

decorated redecorated

decorated undecorated

decorates overdecorates

decorates redecorates

overdecorate overdecorated

overdecorate overdecorates

redecorate redecorated

redecorate redecorates