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FLAGELLATE

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What FLAGELLATE Means

  1. noun: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
  2. verb: whip“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
  3. adjective: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FLAGELLATE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 L1 A1 G2 E1 L1 L1 A1 T1 E1.

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