Suffocate
/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:19 pts9 letters
Definition of Suffocate
verb
- To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"
- To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
"He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."
- To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
"I'm suffocating under this huge workload."
- To destroy; to extinguish.
"to suffocate fire"
adjective
Anagrams of Suffocate
No exact anagrams found for "suffocate". This word has a unique letter combination.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "suffocate" and rearranging:
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
u1
f4
f4
o1
c3
a1
t1
e1
Total: 17 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Suffocate
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 "Suffocate"
Suffocate is a 9-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Suffocate" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "suffocate" is a high-scoring word.