flagellate

VERBNOUNADJECTIVE /flædʒə,leɪt/

10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F

flagellate is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

F4L1A1G2E1L1L1A1T1E1

4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42

MEANING

What does flagellate mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE

Whip.

“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE

Having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum).

SYNONYMS