volatile
ADJECTIVENOUN
/vɑlətɪl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V
volatile is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4O1L1A1T1I1L1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does volatile mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Liable to lead to sudden change or violence.
“a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation”
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2
Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments.
“a flirt's volatile affections”
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3
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
“volatile oils”
“volatile solvents”
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4
Tending to vary often or widely.
“volatile stocks”
“volatile emotions”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.
“it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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