delicate: Information About The Word 'delicate'

delicate is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'delicate' is made up of 8 letters.

Meanings:
  • (a) exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
  • (s) marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
  • (s) easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • (s) easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
  • (s) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
  • (s) difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
  • (s) of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
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Using the word 'delicate' in Scrabble will fetch you 11 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 13 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'delicate'

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Words Starting With 'delicate'

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Words Containing 'delicate'

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Points in Scrabble for delicate11
Points in Words with Friends for delicate13
Number of Letters in delicate8
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