Definition of elaborates

"elaborates" in the verb sense

1. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

2. elaborate

produce from basic elements or sources change into a more developed product

"The bee elaborates honey"

3. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate

make more complex, intricate, or richer

"refine a design or pattern"

4. elaborate, work out

work out in detail

"elaborate a plan"

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elaborates in Scrabble®

The word elaborates 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® Play In The Letters elaborates:

ELABORATES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

abaters, abators, ablates, ablator, abortee, abreast, aerates, arblast, areolae, areolas, areoles, beaters, berates, blaster, bleater, bloater, boaster, boaters, boletes, bolster, bolters, borates, earlobe, eatable, elaters, lobster, oleates, realest, rebales, rebates, reblast, reboast, relates, roseate, roselet, sorbate, stabler, stealer, trebles

 

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

ELABORATES
(135)
ELABORATES
(117)
ELABORATES
(90)
ABLATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
REBALES
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EATABLE
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EARLOBE
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BERATES
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BERATES
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BOLTERS
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BLOATER
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ARBLAST
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elaborates in Words With Friends™

The word elaborates 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: 14

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

ELABORATES
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

abaters, abators, ablates, ablator, abortee, abreast, aerates, arblast, areolae, areolas, areoles, beaters, berates, blaster, bleater, bloater, boaster, boaters, boletes, bolster, bolters, borates, earlobe, eatable, elaters, lobster, oleates, realest, rebales, rebates, reblast, reboast, relates, roseate, roselet, sorbate, stabler, stealer, trebles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word elaborates

ELABORATES
(216)
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(132)
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(96)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In elaborates

ELABORATES
(216)
ELABORATES
(162)
ELABORATES
(132)
EARLOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BOLETES
(104 = 69 + 35)
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(104 = 69 + 35)
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ELABORATES
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Words with elaborates in them (1 word)

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Shorter words in elaborates

or orate borate borates

at ate rate orate borate borates

at rat rate orate borate borates

or orate orates borates

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at rat rate orate orates borates

at ate rate rates orates borates

at rat rate rates orates borates

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at ate rate orate borate elaborate

at rat rate orate borate elaborate

el elaborate

ab lab labor elaborate

la lab labor elaborate

or labor elaborate

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