Definition of lactating

"lactating" in the verb sense

1. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

give suck to

"The wetnurse suckled the infant"

"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

"lactating" in the adjective sense

1. wet, lactating

producing or secreting milk

"a wet nurse"

"a wet cow"

"lactating cows"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

lactating in Scrabble®

The word lactating 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 lactating:

LACTATING
(117)
LACTATING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

alicant, cattail, catting

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lactating

LACTATING
(117)
LACTATING
(117)
LACTATING
(78)
LACTATING
(78)
LACTATING
(52)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(45)
LACTATING
(45)
LACTATING
(39)
LACTATING
(39)
LACTATING
(39)
LACTATING
(36)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(24)
LACTATING
(24)
LACTATING
(24)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(18)
LACTATING
(18)
LACTATING
(17)
LACTATING
(16)
LACTATING
(16)
LACTATING
(15)
LACTATING
(15)
LACTATING
(15)
LACTATING
(14)

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

LACTATING
(117)
LACTATING
(117)
CATTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CATTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
ALICANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALICANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALICANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALICANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
LACTATING
(78)
LACTATING
(78)
CATTING
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATTAIL
(77 = 27 + 50)
ALICANT
(77 = 27 + 50)
CATTING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATTING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATTAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATTING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATTING
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTING
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
ALICANT
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALICANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALICANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALICANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALICANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTING
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
ALICANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
CATTAIL
(67 = 17 + 50)
CATTING
(66 = 16 + 50)
CATTING
(66 = 16 + 50)
CATTING
(66 = 16 + 50)
ALICANT
(65 = 15 + 50)
CATTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
CATTING
(64 = 14 + 50)
CATTING
(64 = 14 + 50)
CATTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
ALICANT
(63 = 13 + 50)
CATTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
ALICANT
(63 = 13 + 50)
CATTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
CATTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
ALICANT
(63 = 13 + 50)
ALICANT
(63 = 13 + 50)
ALICANT
(63 = 13 + 50)
CATTING
(63 = 13 + 50)
ALICANT
(62 = 12 + 50)
ALICANT
(62 = 12 + 50)
ALICANT
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
ALICANT
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTING
(61 = 11 + 50)
ALICANT
(61 = 11 + 50)
ALICANT
(61 = 11 + 50)
ALICANT
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
CATTAIL
(60 = 10 + 50)
LACTATING
(52)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(45)
LACTATING
(45)
LACTATING
(39)
LACTATING
(39)
LACTATING
(39)
ACTING
(36)
LACING
(36)
LACTATING
(36)
ACING
(33)
CLING
(33)
ACTING
(33)
ACTANT
(33)
CLANG
(33)
INTACT
(33)
LACING
(33)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
ACTIN
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
ANTIC
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
ACTING
(30)
LACING
(30)
ACTING
(30)
ACTING
(30)
ACTING
(30)
ACTING
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
CANAL
(30)
ATTIC
(30)
LACING
(30)
CLING
(30)
ACING
(30)
CLAG
(30)
LACING
(30)
LACTATING
(30)
CLANG
(30)
LACING
(30)
INTACT
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
LACTATING
(28)
CLING
(28)
CLANG
(28)
ACTANT
(28)
ACTANT
(27)
CLANG
(27)
INTACT
(27)
TALC
(27)
CLAN
(27)
ACING
(27)
LACING
(27)
INTACT
(27)
CANT
(27)
ACTING
(27)
CLING
(27)
ACTANT
(27)
ACTANT
(27)
ACTANT
(27)
CLAG
(27)
ACING
(27)
ACTING
(27)

lactating in Words With Friends™

The word lactating 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: 16

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

LACTATING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

alicant, cattail, catting

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lactating

LACTATING
(180)
LACTATING
(108)
LACTATING
(108)
LACTATING
(84)
LACTATING
(78)
LACTATING
(76)
LACTATING
(72)
LACTATING
(72)
LACTATING
(72)
LACTATING
(68)
LACTATING
(66)
LACTATING
(64)
LACTATING
(64)
LACTATING
(60)
LACTATING
(60)
LACTATING
(52)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(48)
LACTATING
(44)
LACTATING
(40)
LACTATING
(40)
LACTATING
(36)
LACTATING
(36)
LACTATING
(36)
LACTATING
(36)
LACTATING
(34)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(32)
LACTATING
(26)
LACTATING
(24)
LACTATING
(24)
LACTATING
(23)
LACTATING
(23)
LACTATING
(23)
LACTATING
(22)
LACTATING
(21)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(20)
LACTATING
(19)
LACTATING
(19)
LACTATING
(19)
LACTATING
(19)
LACTATING
(18)
LACTATING
(18)
LACTATING
(17)
LACTATING
(17)

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

LACTATING
(180)
LACTATING
(108)
LACTATING
(108)
ALICANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
ALICANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CATTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATTAIL
(98 = 63 + 35)
CATTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CATTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
ALICANT
(95 = 60 + 35)
ALICANT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATTAIL
(92 = 57 + 35)
CATTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
CATTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
CATTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
CATTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
CATTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
CATTAIL
(86 = 51 + 35)
CATTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
CATTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
LACTATING
(84)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALICANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATTAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTING
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTING
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTING
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
CATTAIL
(79 = 44 + 35)
CATTAIL
(79 = 44 + 35)
CATTAIL
(79 = 44 + 35)
LACTATING
(78)
CATTING
(77 = 42 + 35)
ALICANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
ALICANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
LACTATING
(76)
LACING
(75)
CATTAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
CATTAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
CATTAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
CATTAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
CATTING
(73 = 38 + 35)
CATTAIL
(73 = 38 + 35)
LACTATING
(72)
LACTATING
(72)
LACTATING
(72)
CATTING
(69 = 34 + 35)
CATTING
(69 = 34 + 35)
LACTATING
(68)
ALICANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
ALICANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATTING
(67 = 32 + 35)
LACTATING
(66)
CATTING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATTING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATTING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATTAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATTING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATTAIL
(65 = 30 + 35)
LACTATING
(64)
LACTATING
(64)
LACING
(63)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATTING
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATTING
(63 = 28 + 35)
LACING
(63)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATTING
(63 = 28 + 35)
ALICANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALICANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALICANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALICANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ALICANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTING
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
ACTING
(60)
CLANG
(60)
ACTING
(60)
LACTATING
(60)
LACTATING
(60)
CLING
(60)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
CATTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
CATTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
CATTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
CATTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
ALICANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
CATTING
(58 = 23 + 35)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTING
(57 = 22 + 35)
ACING
(57)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
LACING
(57)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
CATTAIL
(56 = 21 + 35)
CATTING
(56 = 21 + 35)
CATTING
(56 = 21 + 35)
CATTING
(56 = 21 + 35)
ALICANT
(55 = 20 + 35)
CATTING
(55 = 20 + 35)
CATTING
(55 = 20 + 35)
ALICANT
(55 = 20 + 35)
CATTAIL
(55 = 20 + 35)
CANAL
(54)
INTACT
(54)
CATTING
(54 = 19 + 35)
ACTING
(54)
ACTANT
(54)
CLAG
(54)
CLING
(54)
CLANG
(54)
CATTAIL
(53 = 18 + 35)
CATTING
(53 = 18 + 35)
CATTAIL
(53 = 18 + 35)
CATTING
(53 = 18 + 35)
ALICANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
ALICANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
CATTING
(52 = 17 + 35)
ALICANT
(52 = 17 + 35)
CATTAIL
(52 = 17 + 35)
CATTING
(52 = 17 + 35)
CATTAIL
(52 = 17 + 35)
LACTATING
(52)
CATTING
(52 = 17 + 35)
LACING
(52)
LACING
(52)
ALICANT
(52 = 17 + 35)
ALICANT
(51 = 16 + 35)
ALICANT
(51 = 16 + 35)
ACING
(51)
CATTING
(51 = 16 + 35)
ANTIC
(51)
CATTING
(51 = 16 + 35)
CLAN
(51)
CATTING
(51 = 16 + 35)
LACING
(51)
ALICANT
(51 = 16 + 35)
ALICANT
(51 = 16 + 35)
CATTAIL
(51 = 16 + 35)
ACTIN
(51)
CATTAIL
(51 = 16 + 35)
CATTAIL
(51 = 16 + 35)
LACING
(51)
ALICANT
(51 = 16 + 35)
CATTING
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTING
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTAIL
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTING
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTAIL
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTING
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTING
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
ALICANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
CATTING
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
CATTING
(49 = 14 + 35)
CATTAIL
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
CATTING
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
CATTING
(49 = 14 + 35)
CATTAIL
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
ALICANT
(49 = 14 + 35)
CLANG
(48)
CATTAIL
(48 = 13 + 35)
CLANG
(48)

Words within the letters of lactating

2 letter words in lactating (9 words)

3 letter words in lactating (16 words)

6 letter words in lactating (5 words)

7 letter words in lactating (3 words)

9 letter words in lactating (1 word)

lactating + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence lactating

Words that start with lactating (1 word)

Words with lactating in them (1 word)

Words that end with lactating (4 words)

Word Growth involving lactating

Shorter words in lactating

act

at

la

ta

in tin ting

Longer words containing lactating

ablactating

nonlactating

overlactating