peculate
VERB
/pɛkjə,leɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
peculate is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1C3U1L1A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does peculate mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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