VINDICATES

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What VINDICATES Means

VINDICATES is a form of VINDICATE, which means:

verb: show to be right by providing justification or proof“vindicate a claim”
verb: maintain, uphold, or defend“vindicate the rights of the citizens”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

VINDICATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as V4 I1 N1 D2 I1 C3 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In VINDICATES

708 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 (7)

ACTINIDES ACTIVISED ANDESITIC ANTICISED INDICATES VATICIDES VINDICATE

8 letter words (26)

7 letter words (55)

6 letter words (109)

5 letter words (186)

ACIDS ACINI ACNED ACNES ACTED ACTIN ADITS AIDES ANISE ANTED ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ASDIC ASIDE AVENS AVINE AVISE CADES CADET CADIE CADIS CAIDS CAINS CANED CANES CANID CANST CANTS CASED CASTE CATES CAVED CAVES CAVIE CEDIS CENTS CESTA CESTI CIDES CINES CITED CITES CIVES CIVET CIVIE CNIDA DACES DAINE DAINT DANCE DANTS DATES DAVEN DAVIT DEANS DEIST DENIS DENTS DEVAS DIACT DIANE DICES DICTA DICTS DIETS DINES DINIC DINTS DISCI DITAS DITES DIVAN DIVAS DIVES DIVIS DIVNA ECADS EDICT EDITS ENACT ENIAC ENTIA ETNAS EVICT IDANT IDEAS IDENT INDIA INDIE INSET INTIS ISNAE IVIED IVIES NAEVI NAIVE NATES NATIS NAVES NEATS NEIST NICAD NIDES NISEI NITES NITID SAICE SAINE SAINT SANED SATED SATIN SAVED SAVIN SCAND SCANT SCEAT SCENA SCEND SCENT SDEIN SEDAN SENTI SIENT SINCE SINED SITED SNEAD SNIDE STADE STAID STAIN STAND STANE STAVE STEAD STEAN STEIN STEND STIED STIVE TACES TAINS TEADS TEIID TEIND TEINS TENDS TENIA TIANS TICED TICES TIDES TINAS TINDS TINEA TINED TINES TSADE TSADI VADES VANED VANES VANTS VATIC VEINS VENDS VENTS VESTA VIAND VICED VICES VINAS VINCA VINED VINES VINIC VINTS VISED VISIE VISIT VISNE VISTA VITAE VITAS

4 letter words (202)

3 letter words (98)

ACE ACT ADS AID AIN AIS AIT AND ANE ANI ANS ANT ATE ATS AVE CAD CAN CAT CID CIS CIT DAE DAN DAS DEI DEN DEV DIE DIN DIS DIT DIV EAN EAS EAT EDS END ENS EST ETA ICE IDE IDS INS ITA ITS NAE NAS NAT NED NET NID NIE NIS NIT SAC SAD SAE SAI SAN SAT SAV SEA SEC SED SEI SEN SET SIC SIN SIT TAD TAE TAI TAN TAS TAV TEA TEC TED TEN TES TIC TID TIE TIN TIS VAC VAE VAN VAS VAT VET VIA VID VIE VIN VIS

2 letter words (25)

AD AE AI AN AS AT DA DE DI EA ED EN ES ET ID IN IS IT NA NE SI ST TA TE TI

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