pullulate

VERB /pəljə,leɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

pullulate is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1L1L1U1L1A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does pullulate mean?

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Be teeming, be abuzz.

“her mind pullulated with worries”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2

Produce buds, branches, or germinate.

BROADER
3

Move in large numbers.

“beggars pullulated in the plaza”

4

Become abundant; increase rapidly.

BROADER
5

Breed freely and abundantly.