Inoculates
verb
- To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
- (by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
- To add one substance to another; to spike.
"The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."
- To graft by inserting buds.
"to inoculate a tree"
- To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue; to implant.
"to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity"
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "inoculates":
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "inoculates" and rearranging:
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Inoculates"
Inoculates is a 10-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "inoculates" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Inoculates" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "inoculates" is a medium-scoring word.