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SEDATES

7 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SEDATES Means

SEDATES is a form of SEDATE, which means:

  1. adjective: characterized by dignity and propriety
  2. adjective: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises“a grave God-fearing man”
  3. verb: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to“The patient must be sedated before the operation”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SEDATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 E1 D2 A1 T1 E1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In SEDATES

111 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (12)

5 letter words (27)

4 letter words (32)

3 letter words (26)

2 letter words (14)

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