punctate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of punctate
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
“Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces […]”
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adj
-
Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
“Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces […]”
- Pointed; ending in a point or points.
noun
- A puncture.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin punctum (“point”). See point and punctuate.
Words you can make from punctate
118 playable · top: PUNCTA (10 pts)
Best play puncta 10 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
36 words- CAPE 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PACT 8 pts
- PUCE 8 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PUNA 6 pts
- PUNT 6 pts
- PUTT 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TAUT 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- CAP 7 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- CUP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PUN 5 pts
- PUT 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TUP 5 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- TUT 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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