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Is HESITATE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list HESITATE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11108

What does HESITATE mean?

  1. verbpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  2. verbinterrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for HESITATE

Add a letter to make a new word: HESITATED, HESITATER, HESITATES.

Words inside HESITATE

See all 126 words you can make from HESITATE

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up HESITATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is HESITATE a Scrabble word?

HESITATE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is HESITATE worth?

HESITATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does HESITATE mean?

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.