Definition of extirpated

"extirpated" in the verb sense

1. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

"root out corruption"

2. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out

pull up by or as if by the roots

"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

3. extirpate

surgically remove (an organ)

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Quotations for extirpated

It is like the Greek fire used in ancient warfare, which burnt unquenched beneath the water; or like the weeds which, when you have extirpated them in one place, are sprouting forth vigorously in another spot, at the distance of many hundred yards; or, to use the metaphor of St. James, it is like the wheel which catches fire as it goes, and burns with fiercer conflagration as its own speed increases. [ F. W. Robertson ]

extirpated in Scrabble®

The word extirpated 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters extirpated:

EXTIRPATED
(189)
EXTIRPATED
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

adepter, attired, expiate, expired, iterate, peatier, pettier, pirated, predate, preedit, pretext, redtape, retaped, retaxed, tapered, tepider, treated

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word extirpated

EXTIRPATED
(189)
EXTIRPATED
(189)
EXTIRPATED
(126)
EXTIRPATED
(126)
EXTIRPATED
(92)
EXTIRPATED
(90)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(80)
EXTIRPATED
(80)
EXTIRPATED
(80)
EXTIRPATED
(80)
EXTIRPATED
(66)
EXTIRPATED
(63)
EXTIRPATED
(63)
EXTIRPATED
(60)
EXTIRPATED
(60)
EXTIRPATED
(58)
EXTIRPATED
(48)
EXTIRPATED
(48)
EXTIRPATED
(48)
EXTIRPATED
(48)
EXTIRPATED
(46)
EXTIRPATED
(46)
EXTIRPATED
(44)
EXTIRPATED
(44)
EXTIRPATED
(44)
EXTIRPATED
(44)
EXTIRPATED
(44)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(40)
EXTIRPATED
(40)
EXTIRPATED
(32)
EXTIRPATED
(30)
EXTIRPATED
(26)
EXTIRPATED
(26)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(23)
EXTIRPATED
(23)
EXTIRPATED
(23)

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

EXTIRPATED
(189)
EXTIRPATED
(189)
EXTIRPATED
(126)
EXTIRPATED
(126)
EXPIRED
(125 = 75 + 50)
PRETEXT
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXPIATE
(122 = 72 + 50)
RETAXED
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXPIRED
(118 = 68 + 50)
EXPIRED
(116 = 66 + 50)
PRETEXT
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPIATE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPIATE
(114 = 64 + 50)
PRETEXT
(114 = 64 + 50)
RETAXED
(112 = 62 + 50)
RETAXED
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXPIRED
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXPIRED
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPIATE
(107 = 57 + 50)
PRETEXT
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPIRED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPIRED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPIRED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPIRED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPIRED
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIRED
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRETEXT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
RETAXED
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPIATE
(101 = 51 + 50)
RETAXED
(100 = 50 + 50)
EXPIRED
(100 = 50 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPIATE
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRETEXT
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRETEXT
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPIATE
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(98 = 48 + 50)
RETAXED
(96 = 46 + 50)
EXPIRED
(96 = 46 + 50)
RETAXED
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXPIATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXTIRPATED
(92)
EXPIRED
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRETEXT
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXPIRED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PIRATED
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXPIATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
TEPIDER
(90 = 40 + 50)
RETAPED
(90 = 40 + 50)
ADEPTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
TAPERED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PREDATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
REDTAPE
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXTIRPATED
(90)
EXPIRED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PREEDIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
TEPIDER
(89 = 39 + 50)
PREDATE
(89 = 39 + 50)
REDTAPE
(89 = 39 + 50)
ADEPTER
(89 = 39 + 50)
PREEDIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIRATED
(89 = 39 + 50)
TAPERED
(89 = 39 + 50)
ADEPTER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RETAPED
(89 = 39 + 50)
EXPIRED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPIRED
(88 = 38 + 50)
PRETEXT
(88 = 38 + 50)
PRETEXT
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPIRED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPIRED
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPIATE
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXPIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ADEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDTAPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEXT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEXT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEXT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIRATED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIRED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIRED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIRED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREDATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEPIDER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREDATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEDIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETAPED
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIRED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEXT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEATIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEATIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXPIRED
(85 = 35 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
RETAXED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIRED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIRED
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIRED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIRED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIRED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXPIATE
(84 = 34 + 50)
PRETEXT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEDIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADEPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAXED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PIRATED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TEPIDER
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADEPTER
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REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADEPTER
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RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADEPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RETAPED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADEPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
TAPERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDTAPE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ATTIRED
(82 = 32 + 50)
REDTAPE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPIATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPIATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRETEXT
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETAXED
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPIATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TAPERED
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETAPED
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRETEXT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRETEXT
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREATED
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETAXED
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRETEXT
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXPIATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
PRETEXT
(82 = 32 + 50)

extirpated in Words With Friends™

The word extirpated 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: 21

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

EXTIRPATED
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

adepter, attired, expiate, expired, iterate, peatier, pettier, pirated, predate, preedit, pretext, redtape, retaped, retaxed, tapered, tepider, treated

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word extirpated

EXTIRPATED
(279)
EXTIRPATED
(225)
EXTIRPATED
(138)
EXTIRPATED
(138)
EXTIRPATED
(117)
EXTIRPATED
(116)
EXTIRPATED
(93)
EXTIRPATED
(92)
EXTIRPATED
(90)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(82)
EXTIRPATED
(75)
EXTIRPATED
(75)
EXTIRPATED
(66)
EXTIRPATED
(50)
EXTIRPATED
(50)
EXTIRPATED
(50)
EXTIRPATED
(46)
EXTIRPATED
(46)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(42)
EXTIRPATED
(34)
EXTIRPATED
(31)
EXTIRPATED
(30)
EXTIRPATED
(30)
EXTIRPATED
(29)
EXTIRPATED
(28)
EXTIRPATED
(26)
EXTIRPATED
(25)
EXTIRPATED
(25)
EXTIRPATED
(25)
EXTIRPATED
(25)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(24)
EXTIRPATED
(23)
EXTIRPATED
(23)

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

EXTIRPATED
(279)
EXTIRPATED
(225)
EXPIRED
(143 = 108 + 35)
RETAXED
(140 = 105 + 35)
PRETEXT
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXPIATE
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(138)
EXTIRPATED
(138)
EXPIRED
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXPIATE
(134 = 99 + 35)
PRETEXT
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXPIRED
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(117)
EXTIRPATED
(116)
PRETEXT
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXPIATE
(116 = 81 + 35)
APEXED
(111)
PRETEXT
(110 = 75 + 35)
EXPIRED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPIRED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPIRED
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPIRED
(107 = 72 + 35)
ADEPTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
RETAPED
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPIATE
(103 = 68 + 35)
PRETEXT
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPIRED
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPIATE
(103 = 68 + 35)
PRETEXT
(103 = 68 + 35)
PRETEXT
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPIATE
(103 = 68 + 35)
DEXTER
(102)
PRETAX
(102)
PRETEXT
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPIRED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPIRED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXPIATE
(101 = 66 + 35)
APEXED
(99)
PREEDIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPIATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXPIATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREDATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETEXT
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETEXT
(98 = 63 + 35)
TAPERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PIRATED
(98 = 63 + 35)
REDTAPE
(98 = 63 + 35)
TEPIDER
(98 = 63 + 35)
ADEPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
RETAXED
(97 = 62 + 35)
EXPERT
(96)
PRETAX
(96)
TEXTED
(96)
EXTIRP
(96)
EXPIRE
(96)
TAXIED
(96)
PEATIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXPIRED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXPIRED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXPIRED
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETAXED
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETAXED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXPIRED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PETTIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETAXED
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEXTER
(93)
EXPAT
(93)
EXTIRPATED
(93)
ADEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
ADEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEXT
(92 = 57 + 35)
PIRATED
(92 = 57 + 35)
RETAXED
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
REDTAPE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PREDATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEXT
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEXT
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PREEDIT
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXPIATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEXT
(92 = 57 + 35)
RETAXED
(92 = 57 + 35)
RETAXED
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(92)
RETAXED
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXITED
(90)
DEXTER
(90)
APEX
(90)
EXTIRPATED
(90)
TAXIED
(90)
TEXTED
(90)
PETTIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
PEATIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXTIRPATED
(88)
EXPIRED
(87 = 52 + 35)
TEXTER
(87)
EXPIRED
(87 = 52 + 35)
RADIX
(87)
RETAXED
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETAXED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEDIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETAXED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREDATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TEPIDER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETAXED
(86 = 51 + 35)
TAPERED
(86 = 51 + 35)
REDTAPE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIRATED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREDATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETAXED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRETEXT
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXPIATE
(85 = 50 + 35)
PRETEXT
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXPIATE
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXERT
(84)
RETAX
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTRA
(84)
AXITE
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(84)
EXTIRPATED
(82)
RETAXED
(81 = 46 + 35)
PREDATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIRATED
(80 = 45 + 35)
TAPERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
ADEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEDIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREDATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREDATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIRATED
(80 = 45 + 35)
TEPIDER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TAPERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETAPED
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDTAPE
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETAPED
(80 = 45 + 35)
ADEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDTAPE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEDIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETAPED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIRATED
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETAPED
(80 = 45 + 35)
ADEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TEPIDER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TAPERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
REDTAPE
(79 = 44 + 35)
EXPIRED
(79 = 44 + 35)
TEPIDER
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIRATED
(79 = 44 + 35)
TAPERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
REDTAPE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREEDIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
TEPIDER
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIRATED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREDATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREEDIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREDATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREEDIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
TAPERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
TAPERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREDATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
RETAPED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIRATED
(79 = 44 + 35)
RETAPED
(79 = 44 + 35)
ADEPTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
TEPIDER
(79 = 44 + 35)
REDTAPE
(79 = 44 + 35)
RETAPED
(79 = 44 + 35)
EXPIRED
(79 = 44 + 35)
ADEPTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
ADEPTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
EXTIRP
(78)
PRETAX
(78)
EXPERT
(78)
EXPIRE
(78)
EXPIATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PEATIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PEATIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREATED
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PEATIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRETEXT
(77 = 42 + 35)
ATTIRED
(77 = 42 + 35)
EXPIRED
(75 = 40 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(75)
EXPIRED
(75 = 40 + 35)
PETTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
EXPIRED
(75 = 40 + 35)
PETTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
EXTIRPATED
(75)
APEXED
(75)
PEATIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
PEATIER
(75 = 40 + 35)

Words within the letters of extirpated

2 letter words in extirpated (14 words)

8 letter words in extirpated (6 words)

9 letter words in extirpated (2 words)

10 letter words in extirpated (1 word)

extirpated + 1 blank (1 word)

extirpated + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence extirpated

Words that start with extirpated (1 word)

Words with extirpated in them (1 word)

Words that end with extirpated (2 words)

Word Growth involving extirpated

Shorter words in extirpated

ex extirp extirpate

at ate pate extirpate

at pat pate extirpate

pa pat pate extirpate

Longer words containing extirpated

unextirpated