The word scintillate is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • scintillate v. (Intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
  • scintillate v. (Astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
  • scintillate v. (Nuclear physics) Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.

33 valid words from 3 definitions

ABSORBING AS ASTRONOMY BODY BRIGHTNESS CELESTIAL EMANATING EMIT ESPECIALLY FLASH GIVE GLOW IF IN INTRANSITIVE IONIZING LIGHT NUCLEAR OF OFF OR OTHER PHOSPHOR PHYSICS RADIATION RAPIDLY SHINE SPARKS STAR TO TWINKLE UPON VARY

14 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AT ATE ILL IN INTI INTIL LA LAT LATE SCINTILLA TE TI TIL TILL

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AL ALL ET ETA IT LI LIT TA TALL TALLIT

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

SCINTILLAE

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SCINTILLATED SCINTILLATES

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D SCINTILLATED
+S SCINTILLATES

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-L CATLINITES
-N SATELLITIC
-T SCINTILLAE

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

Random wordBack to top
Previous wordNext word
Look for words



Recommended websites


Ortograf Inc.This site uses web cookies, click to learn more. Our privacy policy.
© Ortograf Inc. Website updated on 1 January 2024 (v-2.2.0z). Informations & Contacts.