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placate

/pləˈkeɪt/•verb

Placate commonly means to cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ATE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PLACATE” Mean?

/pləˈkeɪt/

placate has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

“She managed to mollify the angry customer”

“The performance is likely to placate Sue”

Synonyms

pacify lenify conciliate assuage appease mollify gentle gruntle

Synonyms for PLACATE

pacify lenify conciliate assuage appease mollify gentle gruntle

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word placate with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, L, A, C, A, T, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for placate.

PLACATE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with P and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDCEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using placate in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PLACATE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PLACATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PLACATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PLACATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside placate.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDCEF

CV Pattern

CCVCVCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

PL, LA, AC, CA, AT, TE

Trigrams

PLA, LAC, ACA, CAT, ATE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for placate.

PLACATE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with P and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.