adjudicate

VERB /ə'dʒudə,keɪt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

adjudicate is a valid 10-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does adjudicate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Bring to an end; settle conclusively.

“The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance”

NARROWER
2

Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.

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