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interpellate

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Is interpellate a Scrabble word?

Yes, interpellate is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of interpellate?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).obsolete

2. (philosophy) To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).Examples: "[…] a Master of Ceremonies' words "Ladies and gentlemen" […] interpellates those being addressed as an audience, and one that is differentiated by gender."; "[…] the question may be whether the individual should let herself be interpellated as a feminist, a Christian or a worker. Perhaps all of these possibilities seem attractive, but they point in different directions […]"; "[…] whereas the Palestinian subjects are interpellated as: the martyr... a young Palestinian... a Palestinian teenager."

3. (transitive, chiefly politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.Examples: "After the gentleman and Senator [Mariano Jesús] Cuenco interpellated me, I knew already that my bill was hopeless. That is why I presented that bill on February 4th, but it slept the sleep of the just in the Committee on Education."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "interpellate"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "interpellate"?

Scrabble
14 points
I1
N1
T1
E1
R1
P3
E1
L1
L1
A1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
18 points
I1
N2
T1
E1
R1
P4
E1
L2
L2
A1
T1
E1

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