Legitimate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters

Definition of Legitimate

noun

A person born to a legally married couple.

verb

To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

adjective

In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
"legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method"
Authentic, real, genuine.
"legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions"
Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
Relating to hereditary rights.

Anagrams of Legitimate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "legitimate":

8-LETTER WORDS

litigate militate mitigate

7-LETTER WORDS

egalite galette imitate meltage mileage teatime

6-LETTER WORDS

aiglet eaglet elegit gamete gelate gelati gimlet legate ligate mealie metage metate mettle milage telega

5-LETTER WORDS

agile aglee aglet atilt eagle elate elemi elite email gimel gleam gleet glime image latte+11 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "legitimate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

legitimizelawfullegalrightful

ANTONYMS

bastardillegitimatefalse

Rhyming Words

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