ELABORATES

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What ELABORATES Means

ELABORATES is a form of ELABORATE, which means:

verb: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing“She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”
verb: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product“The bee elaborates honey”
adjective: marked by complexity and richness of detail“an elaborate lace pattern”
adjective: developed or executed with care and in minute detail“a detailed plan”

Similar words

LUCUBRATE EXPATIATE EXPOSIT ENLARGE EXPAND EXPOUND DILATE LUXURIANT DETAILED ELABORATED

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ELABORATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 L1 A1 B3 O1 R1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ELABORATES

831 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 (2)

ASTROLABE ELABORATE

8 letter words (25)

7 letter words (60)

6 letter words (146)

ABASER ABATER ABATES ABATOR ABEARS ABELES ABLATE ABLEST ABLETS ABORAL ABORTS AERATE AEROBE ALATES ALBERT ALERTS ALTARS ALTERS AORTAE AORTAL AORTAS ARABLE AREOLA AREOLE ARETES AROBAS ARTELS ASTARE ASTRAL BALERS BAREST BASALT BASTER BASTLE BATLER BEARES BEATER BELARS BELATE BELTER BERATE BERETS BESORT BESTAR BETELS BLAEST BLARES BLARTS BLATER BLEARS BLEATS BLERTS BLOATS BLORES BOARTS BOATEL BOATER BOLETE BOLTER BORALS BORATE BOREAL BOREAS BOREES BOTELS BREAST BREEST EASTER EATERS ELATER ELATES ESTRAL LABORS LABRET LAREES LASTER LEARES LEASER LEEARS LOBATE LORATE OATERS OBESER OBLAST OBLATE OLEATE ORATES OSETRA OSTEAL OSTLER RABATO RABATS RATALS RATELS REALES REALOS REATAS REATES REBATE REBATO REBELS RELATA RELATE RELETS RESALE RESEAL RESEAT RESOLE ROATES ROBLES ROSEAL SAETER SALTER SEALER SEARAT SEATER SEBATE SLATER SOLATE SOLERA SORBET SORTAL STABLE STALER STEALE STEARE STELAE STELAR STEREO STEROL STREEL STROBE TABERS TABLAS TABLES TABORS TALARS TALEAE TALERS TARSAL TARSEL TEASEL TEASER TOLARS TORSEL TREBLE

5 letter words (251)

ABASE ABATE ABEAR ABELE ABETS ABLER ABLES ABLET ABORE ABORT AEROS ALATE ALBAS ALBEE ALERT ALOES ALTAR ALTER ALTOS AORTA ARBAS AREAE AREAL AREAS ARETE ARETS ARLES AROBA AROSE ARTAL ARTEL ASTER ATLAS BAALS BAELS BALAS BALER BALES BALSA BARES BASAL BASER BASTA BASTE BASTO BATES BEARE BEARS BEAST BEATS BEERS BEETS BELAR BELTS BERES BERET BESAT BESET BESOT BETAS BETEL BETES BLAER BLAES BLARE BLART BLASE BLAST BLATE BLATS BLEAR BLEAT BLEES BLERT BLEST BLETS BLOAT BLORE BLOTS BOARS BOART BOAST BOATS BOETS BOLAR BOLAS BOLES BOLTS BORAL BORAS BOREE BOREL BORES BORTS BOTAS BOTEL BOTES BRAES BRAST BRATS BREES BROSE EALES EARLS EARST EASEL EASER EASLE EATER ELATE EORLS ERASE EROSE ESTER ESTRO LABOR LABRA LAERS LAREE LARES LASER LATER LEARE LEARS LEASE LEAST LEATS LEEAR LEERS LEETS LERES LESBO LOAST LOBAR LOBES LORES LOSER LOTAS LOTES OATER OBESE ORALS ORATE ORLES RABAT RALES RASTA RATAL RATAS RATEL RATES RATOS REALO REALS REAST REATA REATE REBEL REELS REEST RELET RESAT RESET RESTO ROAST ROATE ROBES ROBLE ROLES ROSET ROTAL ROTAS ROTES ROTLS SABAL SABER SABLE SABOT SABRA SABRE SALET SALTO SAOLA SAREE SEARE SERAL SETAE SETAL SLART SLATE SLEER SLEET SOARE SOBER SOLAR SOLER SORAL SOREE SOREL SORTA STALE STARE STEAL STEAR STEEL STEER STELA STELE STERE STOAE STOLE STORE STRAE TAALS TABER TABES TABLA TABLE TABOR TAELS TALAR TALAS TALEA TALER TALES TARAS TARES TAROS TASAR TASER TEALS TEARS TEASE TEELS TEERS TELAE TELES TELOS TERAS TERES TERSE TESLA TOEAS TOLAR TOLAS TOLES TORAS TORES TORSE TRABS TREES

4 letter words (218)

AALS ABAS ABET ABLE ABOS AERO ALAE ALAR ALAS ALBA ALBE ALBS ALEE ALES ALOE ALSO ALTO ALTS ARBA ARBS AREA ARES ARET ARLE ARTS ASAR ASEA ATES BAAL BAAS BAEL BALE BALS BARE BARS BASE BAST BATE BATS BEAR BEAT BEER BEES BEET BELS BELT BERE BEST BETA BETE BETS BLAE BLAT BLEE BLET BLOT BOAR BOAS BOAT BOET BOLA BOLE BOLT BORA BORE BORS BORT BOTA BOTE BOTS BRAE BRAS BRAT BREE BROS EALE EARL EARS EASE EAST EATS EELS ELSE ELTS EORL ERAS ERES EROS ERST ETAS LABS LAER LARE LARS LASE LAST LATE LATS LEAR LEAS LEAT LEER LEES LEET LERE LEST LETS LOBE LOBS LORE LOSE LOST LOTA LOTE LOTS OARS OAST OATS OBAS OBES OLEA OLES ORAL ORBS ORES ORLE ORTS OSAR RALE RASE RAST RATA RATE RATO RATS REAL REBS REEL REES REOS REST RETE RETS ROBE ROBS ROES ROLE ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTL ROTS SABE SALE SALT SATE SEAL SEAR SEAT SEEL SEER SELE SERA SERE SETA SLAB SLAE SLAT SLEB SLEE SLOB SLOE SLOT SOAR SOBA SOLA SOLE SORA SORB SORE SORT STAB STAR STOA STOB TAAL TABS TAEL TAES TALA TALE TAOS TARA TARE TARO TARS TEAL TEAR TEAS TEEL TEER TEES TELA TELE TELS TOEA TOES TOLA TOLE TORA TORE TORS TOSA TOSE TREE TRES TSAR

3 letter words (101)

AAL AAS ABA ABO ABS ALA ALB ALE ALS ALT ARB ARE ARS ART ATE ATS BAA BAL BAR BAS BAT BEE BEL BES BET BOA BOR BOS BOT BRA BRO EAR EAS EAT EEL ELS ELT ERA ERE ERS EST ETA LAB LAR LAS LAT LEA LEE LES LET LOB LOR LOS LOT OAR OAT OBA OBE OBS OES OLE ORA ORB ORE ORS ORT OSE RAS RAT REB REE REO RES RET ROB ROE ROT SAB SAE SAL SAR SAT SEA SEE SEL SER SET SOB SOL SOT TAB TAE TAO TAR TAS TEA TEE TEL TES TOE TOR

2 letter words (28)

AA AB AE AL AR AS AT BA BE BO EA EE EL ER ES ET LA LO OB OE OR OS RE SO ST TA TE TO

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