Yes, animate is in the scrabble dictionary
...and is worth 11 points by itself.
animate
adjective
1. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
3. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
4. Possessing or characterized by life .
5. Of or relating to life as opposed to plant life.
verb
1. To give spirit and support to .
2. To give life to.
3. To give vigor and zest to.
4. To move to action .
5. To make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement .
verb-transitive
1. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
2. To give life to; fill with life.
3. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "The party was animated by all kinds of men and women” ( René Dubos).
4. To impart motion or activity to.
5. To inspire to action; prompt.
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5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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amain | 7 |
ament | 7 |
amine | 7 |
amnia | 7 |
anima | 7 |
anime | 7 |
antae | 5 |
atman | 7 |
entia | 5 |
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mania | 7 |
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minae | 7 |
tenia | 5 |
tinea | 5 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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amenta | 8 |
anemia | 8 |
etamin | 8 |
inmate | 8 |
taenia | 6 |
tamein | 8 |
7 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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amentia | 9 |
animate | 9 |