geminate
VERBNOUN
/dʒɛmə,neɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G
geminate is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2E1M3I1N1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does geminate mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Arrange in pairs.
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2
Form by reduplication.
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3
Occur in pairs.
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4
Arrange or combine in pairs.
“The consonants are geminated in these words”
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RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A doubled or long consonant.
“the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate”
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