extirpate
VERB
/ɛkstər,peɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
extirpate is a valid 9-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8T1I1R1P3A1T1E1
1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does extirpate mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
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2
Pull up by or as if by the roots.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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3
Surgically remove (an organ).
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