legitimate

1. Authentic; genuine: a legitimate complaint.

2. Based on logical reasoning; reasonable: a legitimate solution to the problem.

3. Being in accordance with established or accepted patterns and standards: legitimate advertising practices.

4. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.

5. Born of legally married parents: legitimate issue.

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1. to make (someone or something) legitimate.

2. To give legal status or authorization to.

3. To show or affirm to be.

4. To lend authority or respectability to.

5. To give (a child born out of wedlock) the same legal status as a child born in wedlock.

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1. To demonstrate or declare to be justified.

2. To establish (a child born out of wedlock) as legitimate by legal means.

3. To give legal force or status to; make lawful.

4. To make legitimate, as:.

5. To sanction formally or officially; authorize.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
legitimate	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ag	3
ai	2
al	2
am	4
at	2
el	2
em	4
et	2
gi	3
it	2
la	2
li	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
age	4
ail	3
aim	5
ait	3
ale	3
alt	3
ami	5
ate	3
att	3
eat	3
eel	3
elm	5
eme	5
eta	3
gae	4
gal	4
gam	6
gat	4
gee	4
gel	4
gem	6
get	4
gie	4
git	4
lag	4
lam	5
lat	3
lea	3
lee	3
leg	4
lei	3
let	3
lie	3
lit	3
mae	5
mag	6
mat	5
meg	6
mel	5
met	5
mig	6
mil	5
tae	3
tag	4
tam	5
tat	3
tea	3
tee	3
teg	4
tel	3
tet	3
tie	3
til	3
tit	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agee	5
alee	4
alit	4
alme	6
amie	6
egal	5
emit	6
gait	5
gale	5
game	7
gate	5
gelt	5
geta	5
gilt	5
gite	5
glam	7
glee	5
glia	5
glim	7
ilea	4
ilia	4
item	6
lame	6
late	4
lati	4
leet	4
lima	6
lime	6
lite	4
mage	7
magi	7
mail	6
male	6
malt	6
mate	6
matt	6
meal	6
meat	6
meet	6
mega	7
melt	6
meta	6
mete	6
mile	6
milt	6
mite	6
mitt	6
tael	4
tail	4
tale	4
tali	4
tame	6
tate	4
teal	4
team	6
teat	4
teel	4
teem	6
tela	4
tele	4
tile	4
tilt	4
time	6
titi	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agile	6
aglee	6
aglet	6
atigi	6
atilt	5
eagle	6
elate	5
elemi	7
elite	5
email	7
gimel	8
gleam	8
gleet	6
glime	8
image	8
latte	5
legit	6
liege	6
limit	7
litai	5
maile	7
matte	7
metal	7
milia	7
telae	5
telia	5
title	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aiglet	7
eaglet	7
elegit	7
gamete	9
gelate	7
gelati	7
gimlet	9
legate	7
ligate	7
mealie	8
metage	9
metate	8
mettle	8
milage	9
telega	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
egalite	8
galette	8
imitate	9
meltage	10
mileage	10
teatime	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
litigate	9
militate	10
mitigate	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
legitimate	13