Meaning
- (noun) A liquid that has been percolated.
- (verb) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- (verb) To drain or seep through a porous substance. “Water percolates through sand.”
- (verb) To make (coffee) in a percolator. “I'll percolate some coffee.”
- (verb) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. “Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.”
Letter breakdown
- Percolate contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Words from these letters
- pectoral
- relocate
- elector
- operate
- parolee
- percale
- plectra
- polecat
- prelate
- replace
- treacle
- caplet
- captor
- carpel
- carpet
- cartel
- cereal
- claret
- copter
- create
- creole
- locate
- oracle
- parcel
- parole
- patrol
- petrel
- petrol
- placer
- portal
- rectal
- relate
- repeal
- repeat
- actor
- alert
- alter
- apter
- caper
- caret
- carol
- cater
- clear
- cleat
- copra
- coral
- crape
- crate
- creel
- creep
- crepe
- crept
- eater
- elate
- elect
- elope
- erect
- later
- leapt
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with PER
- per
- perambulate
- perambulated
- perambulates
- perambulating
- perambulator
- perambulators
- percale
- percales
- perceivable
- perceive
- perceived
- perceives
- perceiving
- percent
- percentage
- percentages
- percentile
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Words ending with ATE
Reader questions
What does Percolate mean?
A liquid that has been percolated.
How many letters are in Percolate?
Percolate has 9 letters.
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