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suffocate

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Is suffocate a Scrabble word?

Yes, suffocate is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 17 points in Scrabble.

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

What is the meaning of suffocate?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.Examples: "Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"; "It is because of freedom, one netizen replied: Like air, you may not realize its importance, but when suffocating, you would know how precious it is."Synonyms: asphyxiate, chokeergative

2. (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.Examples: "He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."; "Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate."Synonyms: stifle, choke, asphyxiate, choke, smotherergative

3. (ergative, figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.Examples: "I'm suffocating under this huge workload."; "If the trend to private cars continues, the more quickly will the road traffic suffocate itself, [...]."Synonyms: drown, asphyxiate, choke, stifleergativefiguratively

4. (transitive) To destroy; to extinguish.Examples: "to suffocate fire"transitive

adj (English)

1. (obsolete, as a participle) Suffocated, choked.obsolete

2. (obsolete) Smothered, overwhelmed.Examples: "This chaos, when degree is suffocate, follows the choking"obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "suffocate"?

Scrabble
17 points
S1
U1
F4
F4
O1
C3
A1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
19 points
S1
U2
F4
F4
O1
C4
A1
T1
E1

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