culminate
VERB
/kəlmə,neɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
culminate is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3U1L1M3I1N1A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does culminate mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage.
“The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”
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2
Bring to a head or to the highest point.
“Seurat culminated pointillism”
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3
Reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body.
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4
Reach the highest or most decisive point.
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5
Rise to, or form, a summit.
“The helmet culminated in a crest”
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