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MITIGATES

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What MITIGATES Means

MITIGATES is a form of MITIGATE, which means:

  1. verb: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of“The circumstances extenuate the crime”
  2. verb: to temper“mitigating circumstances”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MITIGATES 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 M3 I1 T1 I1 G2 A1 T1 E1 S1.

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