Scrabble & Words with friends points
- penetrates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- penetrates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- penetrates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of penetrates
- enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members (verb)
Synonyms
- infiltrate
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions (verb)
Examples
- she was penetrated with sorrow
Synonyms
- click
- come home
- dawn
- fall into place
- get across
- get through
- sink in
- spread or diffuse through (verb)
Examples
- music penetrated the entire building
Synonyms
- diffuse
- imbue
- interpenetrate
- permeate
- pervade
- riddle
- pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb)
Examples
- The bullet penetrated her chest
Synonyms
- perforate
- come to understand (verb)
Synonyms
- bottom
- fathom
- insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (verb)
Examples
- Did the molester penetrate the child?
- make one's way deeper into or through (verb)
Examples
- The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest
See definition of penetrates in Merriam Webster