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Definition of pontificate

"pontificate" in the noun sense

1. papacy, pontificate

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

"pontificate" in the verb sense

1. pontificate

administer a pontifical office

2. pontificate

talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

"The new professor always pontificates"

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pontificate in Scrabble®

The word pontificate 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters pontificate:

PONTIFICATE

(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

aconite, caption, ectopia, faction, fiction, nepotic, nictate, patient, picante, tetanic, titanic

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pontificate in Words With Friends™

The word pontificate 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 pontificate:

PONTIFICATE

(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

aconite, caption, ectopia, faction, fiction, nepotic, nictate, patient, picante, tetanic, titanic

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Words within the letters of pontificate

2 letter words in pontificate (17 words)

ai an at ef en fa if in it no of on pa pe pi ta to

3 letter words in pontificate (57 words)

ace act aft ant ape apt ate can cap cat con cop cot eat eon eta fan fat fen fin fit foe fop ice ion nap net nip nit not oaf oat oft one opt pan pat pea pen pet pie pin pit pot tan tap tea ten tet tic tie tin tip toe ton top tot

4 letter words in pontificate (59 words)

5 letter words in pontificate (37 words)

actin antic atone attic canoe canto capon coati enact facet facie faint feint inept ionic ocean octet often ontic opine optic paint panic patio pecan petit piano pieta pinto piton point tacit taint tinea titan tonic topic

6 letter words in pontificate (30 words)

action atonic atopic capite cation catnip confit fatten fiance finite incite infect intact notate notice octane octant opiate patent patine pectin pietic poetic potent potica teapot tinpot tipcat tiptoe toecap

7 letter words in pontificate (11 words)

aconite caption ectopia faction fiction nepotic nictate patient picante tetanic titanic

8 letter words in pontificate (6 words)

citation confetti optician petition pittance tacpoint

11 letter words in pontificate (1 word)

pontificate

pontificate + 1 blank (3 words)

petrifaction pontificated pontificates

pontificate + 2 blanks (2 words)

petrifactions petrification

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Words containing the sequence pontificate

Words that start with pontificate (3 words)

pontificate pontificated pontificates

Words with pontificate in them (1 word)

pontificate

Words that end with pontificate (1 word)

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Word Growth involving pontificate

Shorter words in pontificate

at ate

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Longer words containing pontificate

pontificated

pontificates