discriminate

1. To make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit .

2. To make a distinction .

3. To use good judgment.

4. To distinguish from another like object.

5. To distinguish by or exposing differences.

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1. To make a clear distinction; distinguish: discriminate among the options available.

2. To make distinctions on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice: was accused of discriminating against women; discriminated in favor of his cronies.

3. To make sensible decisions; judge wisely.

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1. To distinguish by noting differences; differentiate: unable to discriminate colors.

2. To make or constitute a distinction in or between: methods that discriminate science from pseudoscience.

3. To perceive the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct: discriminate right from wrong.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
discriminate	17	Scrabble

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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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sideman	10
simitar	9
smarted	10
smarten	9
smartie	9
staider	8
stained	8
stainer	7
stander	8
stearic	9
stearin	7
stimied	10
tacrine	9
tameins	9
tandems	10
tanrecs	9
tardies	8
termini	9
tidiers	8
timider	10
tinders	8
tineids	8
tirades	8
trained	8
tranced	10
trances	9
triacid	10
triadic	10
trismic	11
amirite	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acridest	11
acridine	11
actinide	11
actinism	12
adenitis	9
airtimes	10
amidines	11
amnestic	12
canister	10
canities	10
carditis	11
carmines	12
casimire	12
centrism	12
ceramist	12
ceratins	10
cisterna	10
citrines	10
creatins	10
cremains	12
creminis	12
criminis	12
crinites	10
ctenidia	11
daintier	9
dainties	9
danciest	11
detrains	9
diamines	11
dicentra	11
dimetric	13
dimities	11
diriment	11
disinter	9
distance	11
distrain	9
inciters	10
indicate	11
indicias	11
indicter	11
indirect	11
inditers	9
inertias	8
interims	10
isatinic	10
martinis	10
matrices	12
mediants	11
medicant	13
meridian	11
meristic	12
meticais	12
minarets	10
minciest	12
minicars	12
minidisc	13
minister	10
misacted	13
miscited	13
misinter	10
misrated	11
mistrace	12
mistrain	10
miticide	13
nematics	12
nitrides	9
raiments	10
rainiest	8
randiest	9
raticide	11
readmits	11
reindict	11
scantier	10
sciaenid	11
scimetar	12
scimitar	12
scimiter	12
semantic	12
semiarid	11
seriatim	10
strained	9
tacrines	10
timecard	13
triacids	11
triadics	11
triadism	11
trisemic	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acidities	12
acridines	12
actinides	12
aminities	11
andesitic	12
animistic	13
aridities	10
armistice	13
cretinism	13
criminate	13
diametric	14
diaristic	12
dicentras	12
dietician	12
indicates	12
indicters	12
matricide	14
medicants	14
meridians	12
miscreant	13
misdirect	14
mistraced	14
miticides	14
raticides	12
reindicts	12
timecards	14

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acridities	13
administer	13
criminated	15
criminates	14
dieticians	13
intimacies	14
matricides	15
minacities	14
mistrained	13

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
rancidities	14

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
discriminate	17