Penetrates

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts10 letters
Definition of Penetrates

verb

  1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

    "Light penetrates darkness."

  2. To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.

    "I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric."

  3. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.

    "to penetrate one's heart with pity"

  4. To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
  5. To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.

    "a male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant"

Anagrams of Penetrates

No exact anagrams found for "penetrates". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

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 "Penetrates"

Penetrates is a 10-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Penetrates" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "penetrates" is a medium-scoring word.