p 3 u 1 n 1 c 3 t 1 u 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb insert punctuation marks into
verb to stress, single out as important
verb interrupt periodically
originBorrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- punctate 12
- paunce 10
- puncta 10
- teacup 10
- uncape 10
- caput 9
- cutup 9
- epact 9
- pance 9
- pecan 9
- uncap 9
- patent 8