osculate

VERB /ɑskjə,leɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

osculate is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1S1C3U1L1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does osculate mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2

Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups.

“These species osculate”

BROADER
3

Have at least three points in common with.

“one curve osculates the other”

“these two surfaces osculate”

BROADER
RELATED
AT THE BOARD

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