associate
associate is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What does associate mean?
Make a logical or causal connection.
Keep company with; hang out with.
“He associates with strange people”
Bring or come into association or action.
A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies.
A friend who is frequently in the company of another.
Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another.
“first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate”
A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.
“he had to consult his associate before continuing”
A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise.
“associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners”
Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status.
“an associate member”
“an associate professor”