What POPULATES Means
POPULATES is a form of POPULATE, which means:
- verb: be an inhabitant of or reside in“People lived in Africa millions of years ago”
- verb: fill with inhabitants“populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
POPULATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 P3 U1 L1 A1 T1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In POPULATES
514 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.
8 letter words (4)
7 letter words (22)
APOSTLEAPPLETSAPPULSELAPPETSLAPTOPSOUTLEAPPAPULESPASTEUPPELOTASPOTALESPOULPESPULSATEPUPATESPUTEALSSPATULESTAPPLESTOPPLETOPPLESTUPELOSUPLEAPSUPLEAPTUPSLOPE
6 letter words (55)
APPELSAPPLESAPPLETAPPOSEASLOPEASPOUTEPOPTSLAPPETLAPTOPLETUPSLOUPESOSTEALPALESTPALETSPALPUSPAPULEPASTELPELOTAPELTASPEPLOSPEPLUSPETALSPLASTEPLATESPLEATSPLOATSPOSTALPOTAESPOTALEPOULESPOULPEPOULPSPOULTSPOUPESPULAOSPUPATEPUTEALSALUTESAPOTESAPPLESEPTALSOLATESOLUTESOUPLESTAPLESUPPLETAUPESTEPALSTOPPLETOUSLETULPASTUPELOTUPLESUPLEAPUPSTEP
5 letter words (141)
ALOESALTOSAPPELAPPLEAULOSAUTOSELOPSEPOPTESTOPEUSOLLAPSELEAPSLEAPTLEASTLEATSLEPTALETUPLOASTLOPESLOTASLOTESLOTUSLOUPELOUPSLOUSELOUTSLUTEALUTESOLPAEOLPESOPALSOUPASOUSELPALESPALETPALPSPAPESPASEOPASTEPATESPATUSPAULSPAUSEPEALSPEATSPELASPELTAPELTSPEPLAPEPOSPESTOPETALPLAPSPLASTPLATEPLATSPLEASPLEATPLOATPLOPSPLOTSPLUESPOEPSPOETSPOLESPOLTSPOPESPOTAEPOTESPOULEPOULPPOULTPOUPEPOUPTPOUTSPSOAEPULAOPULASPULESPULPSPULSEPUPAEPUPALPUPASPUSLESALEPSALETSALOPSALTOSALUESAULTSAUTESEPALSEPTASETALSETUPSLATESLEPTSLOPESPALESPALTSPATESPAULSPEALSPEATSPELTSPLATSPOUTSPULESPUTASTALESTEALSTELASTOAESTOEPSTOLESTOPESTOUPSTUPASTUPETAELSTALESTALUSTAPESTAPUSTAUPETEALSTELOSTEPALTEPASTESLATOEASTOLASTOLESTOLUSTOPESTOUSETULESTULPATUPLEUPSET
4 letter words (172)
ALESALOEALPSALSOALTOALTSALUSAPESAPOSAPPSAPSEAPSOAPTSATESATOPAUTOEASTEATSEAUSELTSEPOSETASLAPSLASELASTLATELATSLATULEAPLEASLEATLEPSLEPTLESTLETSLOPELOPSLOSELOSTLOTALOTELOTSLOUPLOUSLOUTLUESLUTEOASTOATSOLEAOLESOLPEOPALOPESOPTSOPUSOUPAOUPSOUSTOUTSPALEPALPPALSPAPEPAPSPASEPASTPATEPATSPATUPAULPEALPEASPEATPELAPELSPELTPEPOPEPSPESOPESTPETSPLAPPLATPLEAPLOPPLOTPLUEPLUSPOASPOEPPOETPOLEPOLSPOLTPOPEPOPSPOSEPOSTPOTEPOTSPOUTPULAPULEPULPPULSPUPAPUPSPUTSSALESALPSALTSATESAULSAUTSEALSEATSEPTSETASLAESLAPSLATSLOESLOPSLOTSLUESOAPSOLASOLESOULSOUPSOUTSPAESPATSPETSPOTSPUESTAPSTEPSTOASTOPSUETSUPETAELTAESTALETAOSTAPETAPSTAPUTAUSTEALTEASTELATELSTEPATOEATOESTOLATOLETOLUTOPETOPSTOSATOSETULETUPSULESUPASUPTAUTASUTES
3 letter words (95)
ALEALPALSALTALUAPEAPOAPPAPTASPATEATSAUEEASEATEAUELSELTESTETALAPLASLATLEALEPLESLETLEULOPLOSLOTLOUOATOESOLEOPEOPSOPTOSEOUPOUSOUTPALPAPPASPATPEAPELPEPPESPETPLUPOAPOLPOPPOSPOTPSTPULPUPPUSPUTSAESALSAPSATSAUSEASELSETSOLSOPSOTSOUSPASUESUPTAETAOTAPTASTAUTEATELTESTOETOPTUPULEUPOUPSUSEUTAUTEUTS
2 letter words (25)
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