Definition of differentiates

"differentiates" in the verb sense

1. distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

mark as different

"We distinguish several kinds of maple"

2. distinguish, mark, differentiate

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait sometimes in a very positive sense

"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

3. differentiate

calculate a derivative take the derivative

4. differentiate

become different during development

"cells differentiate"

5. speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise

evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

6. differentiate

become distinct and acquire a different character

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differentiates in Scrabble®

The word differentiates 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: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters differentiates:

DIFFERENTIATES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (184 words)

aeriest, affined, affines, airiest, airside, aniseed, antsier, arenite, aridest, artiest, astride, attends, attired, attires, daffier, daftest, dairies, deafens, deafest, dearest, dearies, defeats, defense, defiant, defiers, definer, defines, deftest, deifier, deifies, deities, denarii, deniers, dentate, dentist, destaff, destain, destine, detains, detente, detents, detrain, diaries, diarist, diester, dieters, dieties, dietine, dietist, differs, dirties, disrate, distant, ditsier, ditties, draftee, earnest, eastern, edifier, edifies, eeriest, endears, entered, entreat, entrees, entries, fadeins, faeries, fainted, fainter, fairest, fairies, fattens, fattier, fatties, feasted, feeders, fenders, fetters, fifteen, fifties, finders, fireant, fitters, freesia, fretted, friends, inditer, indites, indraft, inertia, insider, instate, instead, iratest, irisate, iterate, nastier, natters, nattier, nearest, neatest, needers, needier, netters, niftier, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nittier, readies, reasted, redates, reedits, reested, refeeds, refinds, refined, refines, reified, reifies, restaff, restain, restate, retains, retaste, retinas, retints, sainted, sandier, sardine, sedater, seedier, seriate, snarfed, sneered, sniffed, sniffer, snifter, staffed, staffer, stained, stainer, standee, stander, started, steered, stented, sterane, sterned, stiffed, stiffen, stiffer, stinted, straint, striate, taffies, tainted, tariffs, tasered, tastier, teenier, teeters, tenders, tenters, tentier, ternate, testier, tidiers, tidiest, tinders, tiniest, tinters, tintier, tirades, tradein, trained, trainee, transit, treated, triaene, trident, trienes, trifids

 

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differentiates in Words With Friends™

The word differentiates 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: 22

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

DIFFERENTIATES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (184 words)

aeriest, affined, affines, airiest, airside, aniseed, antsier, arenite, aridest, artiest, astride, attends, attired, attires, daffier, daftest, dairies, deafens, deafest, dearest, dearies, defeats, defense, defiant, defiers, definer, defines, deftest, deifier, deifies, deities, denarii, deniers, dentate, dentist, destaff, destain, destine, detains, detente, detents, detrain, diaries, diarist, diester, dieters, dieties, dietine, dietist, differs, dirties, disrate, distant, ditsier, ditties, draftee, earnest, eastern, edifier, edifies, eeriest, endears, entered, entreat, entrees, entries, fadeins, faeries, fainted, fainter, fairest, fairies, fattens, fattier, fatties, feasted, feeders, fenders, fetters, fifteen, fifties, finders, fireant, fitters, freesia, fretted, friends, inditer, indites, indraft, inertia, insider, instate, instead, iratest, irisate, iterate, nastier, natters, nattier, nearest, neatest, needers, needier, netters, niftier, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nittier, readies, reasted, redates, reedits, reested, refeeds, refinds, refined, refines, reified, reifies, restaff, restain, restate, retains, retaste, retinas, retints, sainted, sandier, sardine, sedater, seedier, seriate, snarfed, sneered, sniffed, sniffer, snifter, staffed, staffer, stained, stainer, standee, stander, started, steered, stented, sterane, sterned, stiffed, stiffen, stiffer, stinted, straint, striate, taffies, tainted, tariffs, tasered, tastier, teenier, teeters, tenders, tenters, tentier, ternate, testier, tidiers, tidiest, tinders, tiniest, tinters, tintier, tirades, tradein, trained, trainee, transit, treated, triaene, trident, trienes, trifids

 

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Words within the letters of differentiates

2 letter words in differentiates (16 words)

11 letter words in differentiates (2 words)

13 letter words in differentiates (1 word)

14 letter words in differentiates (1 word)

differentiates + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence differentiates

Words that start with differentiates (1 word)

Words with differentiates in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving differentiates

Shorter words in differentiates

at ate differentiate

if differ different differentiate

en rent different differentiate

re rent different differentiate

Longer words containing differentiates

autodifferentiates

cytodifferentiates

dedifferentiates

overdifferentiates

redifferentiates

underdifferentiates