BIFURCATES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What BIFURCATES Means

BIFURCATES is a form of BIFURCATE, which means:

verb: split or divide into two
verb: divide into two branches“The road bifurcated”
adjective: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches“the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

Similar words

BIRAMOUS BRANCHED FORKED FORFICATE PRONGED

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BIFURCATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 I1 F4 U1 R1 C3 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BIFURCATES

975 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.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (6)

BRUCITES FACTURES FIBRATES FRUTICES FURCATES SURICATE

7 letter words (56)

6 letter words (169)

ABITUR ABURST ABUSER ACTURE ACUTER ACUTES AFRITS AFTERS AIRBUS AIREST ARBUTE ARTICS ARTIES AURIST BAITER BAREST BARITE BASTER BEAUTS BEFITS BESTAR BESTIR BIFACE BIFTER BISECT BISTER BISTRE BITERS BITSER BRACES BRACTS BRAISE BREAST BREIST BRIEFS BRUISE BRUITS BRUTES BUFTIE BURETS BURIES BURSAE BUSERA BUSIER BUSTER BUSTIC CABERS CABRIE CABRIT CARETS CARIBE CARIES CARTES CASTER CATERS CAUSER CAUTER CEIBAS CERIAS CESTUI CESURA CITERS CITRUS CRAFTS CRATES CRESTA CRISTA CRUETS CRUISE CRUSET CRUSIE CRUSTA CUBERS CUBIST CUBITS CUEIST CUESTA CUITER CURATE CURATS CURETS CURIAE CURIAS CURIES CURIET CURITE CUTIES ERBIAS ERICAS ERUCTS FABRIC FACERS FACETS FACIES FACTIS FARCES FARCIE FASTER FASTIE FAUCES FAUCET FERIAS FEUARS FIACRE FIBERS FIBRES FIESTA FRACTI FRACTS FRAISE FREITS FRITES FRUICT FRUITS FRUSTA FURCAE FURIES FUSTIC IFTARS RABIES RACIST REACTS REBAIT REBUTS RECAST RECITS RECTUS RECUTS REFITS RESIFT RICTUS RIFEST RUBACE RUBATI RUBIES RUSTIC SACBUT SAFTER SATIRE SAUCER SCRIBE SIFTER STERIC STRAFE STRIAE STRIFE SUBACT SUITER SURBET SURFIE TABERS TAUBES TAURIC TERAIS TERBIA TERBIC TRACES TREIFA TRIACS TRIBES TRICES TRUCES TUBERS URATES URATIC URBIAS URETIC URITES URTICA

5 letter words (308)

ABETS ABIES ABRIS ABSIT ABUSE ABUTS ACERB ACERS ACRES ACUTE AESIR AFIRE AFRIT AFTER AIRTS AITUS ARCUS AREIC ARETS ARISE ARTIC ARTIS ASTER ASTIR AUREI AURES AURIC AURIS BAFTS BAITS BARES BARFS BARIC BASER BASIC BASTE BASTI BATES BAURS BEARS BEAST BEATS BEAUS BEAUT BEFIT BESAT BESIT BESTI BETAS BICES BIERS BIRSE BITER BITES BRACE BRACT BRAES BRAST BRATS BREIS BRIEF BRIES BRISE BRITS BRUIT BRUST BRUTE BRUTS BUATS BUIST BURAS BURET BURSA BURSE BURST BUSTI BUTES CABER CABRE CAFES CARBS CARES CARET CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CAUSE CEIBA CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CIRES CITER CITES CRABS CRAFT CRATE CREST CRIAS CRIBS CRIES CRISE CRITS CRUES CRUET CRUFT CRUSE CRUST CUBER CUBES CUBIT CUIFS CUITS CURAT CURBS CURES CURET CURFS CURIA CURIE CURSE CURSI CURST CUTER CUTES CUTIE CUTIS EARST ECRUS ERBIA ERICA ERICS ERUCT ESCAR ETUIS FACER FACES FACET FACTS FAIRS FARCE FARCI FARES FARSE FARTS FASCI FASTI FATES FAUTS FEARS FEART FEAST FEATS FECIT FEIST FERIA FESTA FETAS FETUS FEUAR FIARS FIATS FIBER FIBRE FICES FICUS FIERS FIEST FIRES FIRST FRABS FRACT FRATE FRATI FRATS FRAUS FREIT FRETS FRIBS FRIES FRISE FRIST FRITS FRUIT FRUST FUBAR FURCA ICERS ICTUS IFTAR IRATE RABIC RABIS RACES RAFTS RAISE RAITS RATES RATUS REACT REAST REBIT REBUS REBUT RECIT RECTA RECTI RECUT REFIT REIFS REIST RESAT RESIT RETIA RIBAS RIBES RICES RIFTE RIFTS RITES RUBAI RUBES SABER SABIR SABRE SAFER SAICE SAUCE SAUTE SCARE SCARF SCART SCAUR SCEAT SCRAB SCRAE SCRAT SCRUB SCUBA SCUFT SCURF SCUTA SCUTE SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIF SIEUR SITAR STAIR STARE STEAR STIRE STRAE STRIA STURE SUBER SUCRE SUITE SURAT SUTRA TABER TABES TABUS TACES TARES TARSI TASER TAUBE TEARS TERAI TERAS TERFS TIARS TICES TIERS TIRES TRABS TRACE TREFA TREIF TRIAC TRIBE TRICE TRIES TRUCE TRUES TSUBA TUBAE TUBAR TUBAS TUBER TUBES TUFAS TURFS URAEI URASE URATE URBIA UREAS UREIC URITE URSAE UTERI

4 letter words (274)

ABET ABRI ABUT ACER ACES ACRE ACTS AESC AIRS AIRT AITS AITU ARBS ARCS ARES ARET ARFS ARIS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES AUFS BACS BAFT BAIT BARE BARF BARS BASE BAST BATE BATS BAUR BEAR BEAT BEAU BEST BETA BETS BIAS BICE BIER BISE BIST BITE BITS BRAE BRAS BRAT BREI BRIE BRIS BRIT BRUS BRUT BUAT BURA BURS BUST BUTE BUTS CABS CAFE CARB CARE CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CAUF CEAS CERT CIRE CIST CITE CITS CRAB CRIA CRIB CRIS CRIT CRUE CRUS CUBE CUBS CUES CUIF CUIT CURB CURE CURF CURS CURT CUTE CUTS EARS EAST EATS EAUS ECRU ECUS EFTS ERAS ERIC ERST ETAS ETIC ETUI FABS FACE FACT FAIR FARE FARS FART FAST FATE FATS FAUR FAUT FEAR FEAT FEIS FEST FETA FETS FEUS FIAR FIAT FIBS FICE FIER FIRE FIRS FISC FIST FITS FRAB FRAE FRAS FRAT FRAU FRET FRIB FRIS FRIT FUBS FUCI FURS FUSC FUSE FUST ICER ICES IRES ISBA ITAS IURE RABI RACE RAFT RAIS RAIT RASE RAST RATE RATS RATU REBS RECS REFS REFT REIF REIS REST RETS RIAS RIBA RIBS RICE RIFE RIFS RIFT RISE RITE RITS RUBE RUBS RUCS RUES RUSA RUSE RUST RUTS SABE SAFE SAFT SAIC SAIR SARI SATE SATI SAUT SCAB SCAR SCUR SCUT SEAR SEAT SECT SEIF SEIR SERA SERF SETA SICE SIFT SIRE SITE STAB STAR STIE STIR STUB SUBA SUER SUET SUIT SURA SURE SURF TABI TABS TABU TACE TAES TAIS TARE TARS TAUS TEAR TEAS TECS TEFS TERF TIAR TICE TICS TIER TIES TIRE TREF TRES TRIE TRUE TSAR TUBA TUBE TUBS TUFA TUIS TURF URBS UREA URES URIC URSA USER UTAS UTES UTIS

3 letter words (133)

ABS ACE ACT AFT AIR AIS AIT ARB ARC ARE ARF ARS ART ATE ATS AUE AUF BAC BAR BAS BAT BES BET BIS BIT BRA BRU BUR BUS BUT CAB CAR CAT CIS CIT CRU CUB CUE CUR CUT EAR EAS EAT EAU ECU EFS EFT ERA ERF ERS EST ETA FAB FAE FAR FAS FAT FER FES FET FEU FIB FIE FIR FIT FRA FUB FUR ICE IFS IRE ITA ITS RAI RAS RAT REB REC REF REI RES RET RIA RIB RIF RIT RUB RUC RUE RUT SAB SAC SAE SAI SAR SAT SAU SEA SEC SEI SER SET SIB SIC SIF SIR SIT SRI SUB SUE SUI SUR TAB TAE TAI TAR TAS TAU TEA TEC TEF TES TIC TIE TIS TUB TUI URB URE USE UTA UTE UTS

2 letter words (28)

AB AE AI AR AS AT BA BE BI EA EF ER ES ET FA FE IF IS IT RE SI ST TA TE TI UR US UT

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