SPECULATES

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What SPECULATES Means

SPECULATES is a form of SPECULATE, which means:

verb: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds“Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”
verb: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion“We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal”

Similar words

THEORIZE THEORISE CONJECTURE SUPPOSE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPECULATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 E1 C3 U1 L1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SPECULATES

712 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)

PECULATES SPECULATE

8 letter words (17)

AUCEPSES CAPELETS CAPSULES CELESTAS CUTLASES EPAULETS EUCLASES PECTASES PECULATE PULSATES SCALEUPS SELECTAS SETUALES SPATLESE SPATULES TAPELESS UPSCALES

7 letter words (51)

6 letter words (143)

ACUTES AESCES ASLEEP ASPECT AUCEPS CAPLES CAPLET CAPULS CASTES CASTLE CATSUP CAULES CAUSES CAUTEL CEASES CESTAS CESTUS CLASPS CLASPT CLASTS CLAUSE CLAUTS CLEATS CLEEPS CLEPES CUESTA CULETS CULPAE CUPELS CUSPAL CUTLAS EASELS EASLES EASSEL ECLATS ELAPSE ELATES ELECTS ELUATE ELUTES EPACTS EPAULE ESCAPE ETAPES LACETS LAPSES LAPSUS LEASES LEASTS LETUPS PALEST PALETS PASSEE PASSEL PASTEL PASTES PAUSES PEACES PEASES PELTAE PELTAS PESETA PESTLE PETALS PLACES PLACET PLASTE PLATES PLEASE PLEATS PLUSES PUCEST PULSES PUSLES PUSSEL PUTEAL SALEPS SALETS SALTUS SALUES SALUTE SAPELE SAUCES SAULTS SAUTES SCALES SCALPS SCAPES SCAPUS SCAUPS SCLATE SCULPS SCULPT SCUTAL SCUTES SELECT SEPALS SEPTAL SETULE SETUPS SLATES SLEEPS SLEEST SLEETS SPACES SPALES SPALTS SPATES SPAULS SPEALS SPEATS SPEELS SPELTS SPLATS SPULES STALES STAPES STAPLE STEALE STEALS STEELS STEEPS STELAE STELES STUPAS STUPES TASSEL TAUPES TEACUP TEASEL TEASES TEPALS TESLAS TULPAS TUPLES TUSSAC TUSSAL TUSSLE UPASES UPCAST UPSEES UPSETS UTASES

5 letter words (211)

ACUTE ALECS APSES ASCUS ASSET CAESE CALPS CAPES CAPLE CAPUL CAPUT CASES CASTE CASTS CASUS CATES CAULS CAUPS CAUSE CEASE CELTS CEPES CESSE CESTA CETES CLAES CLAPS CLAPT CLASP CLASS CLAST CLATS CLAUT CLEAT CLEEP CLEPE CLEPT CLUES CULET CULPA CULTS CUPEL CUSPS CUTES EALES EASEL EASES EASLE EASTS ECLAT ELATE ELECT ELUTE EPACT ETAPE LACES LACET LAPSE LASES LASSU LASTS LEAPS LEAPT LEASE LEAST LEATS LEEPS LEETS LEPTA LESES LESTS LETUP LUCES LUSTS LUTEA LUTES PACES PACTS PALES PALET PASES PASSE PASTE PASTS PATES PATUS PAULS PAUSE PEACE PEALS PEASE PEATS PEELS PELAS PELES PELTA PELTS PESTS PETAL PLACE PLAST PLATE PLATS PLEAS PLEAT PLUES PUCES PULAS PULES PULSE PUSES PUSLE SALEP SALES SALET SALPS SALSE SALTS SALUE SATES SAUCE SAULS SAULT SAUTE SAUTS SCALE SCALP SCAPE SCATS SCAUP SCEAT SCULP SCULS SCUPS SCUSE SCUTA SCUTE SCUTS SEALS SEASE SEATS SECTS SEELS SEEPS SELES SEPAL SEPTA SEPTS SETAE SETAL SETUP SLAES SLAPS SLATE SLATS SLEEP SLEET SLEPT SLUES SLUSE SPACE SPAES SPALE SPALT SPATE SPATS SPAUL SPEAL SPEAT SPECS SPEEL SPELT SPETS SPLAT SPUES SPULE SPUTA STALE STAPS STEAL STEEL STEEP STELA STELE STEPS STUPA STUPE SUETS SUPES TACES TAELS TALCS TALES TALUS TAPES TAPUS TASSE TAUPE TEALS TEASE TEELS TELAE TELES TEPAL TEPAS TESLA TULES TULPA TUPLE UPSEE UPSET

4 letter words (183)

3 letter words (87)

ACE ACT ALE ALP ALS ALT ALU APE APT ASP ATE ATS AUE CAP CAT CEE CEL CEP CUE CUP CUT EAS EAT EAU ECU EEL ELS ELT ESS EST ETA LAC LAP LAS LAT LEA LEE LEP LES LET LEU PAC PAL PAS PAT PEA PEC PEE PEL PES PET PLU PST PUL PUS PUT SAC SAE SAL SAP SAT SAU SEA SEC SEE SEL SET SPA SUE SUP SUS TAE TAP TAS TAU TEA TEC TEE TEL TES TUP ULE UPS USE UTA UTE UTS

2 letter words (18)

AE AL AS AT EA EE EL ES ET LA PA PE ST TA TE UP US UT

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