DUPLICATE means to make an exact copy of something, or refers to something that is exactly like something else in appearance, pattern, or content.
Yes. DUPLICATE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends and 17 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | D | U | P | L | I | C | A | T | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Words With Friends | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Wordfeud | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
DUPLICATE functions as multiple parts of speech: As a verb: To make an exact copy or double of something; to reproduce or replicate. "Please duplicate these documents for the meeting." As a noun: An exact copy or reproduction; a second version that is identical to the first. "Keep the original and file the duplicate." As an adjective: Exactly like something else; identical in appearance or function. "We received duplicate orders from the same customer." Common contexts: Document duplication: Making copies of papers, files, or records Key duplication: Creating spare keys from an original Data duplication: Copying digital information for backup Duplicate detection: Finding and removing repeated entries
The word duplicate comes from Latin duplicatus, past participle of duplicare meaning "to double." This derives from duplex (twofold), combining duo (two) + plicare (to fold). The word entered Middle English in the 15th century through Medieval Latin and Anglo-French. Originally it meant "to make double" or "to fold in two." The modern sense of "making an exact copy" developed in the 16th century. Related words from the same root include duplex (twofold dwelling), duplicity (double-dealing), and multiplication (many-folding).
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of DUPLICATE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back DUPLICATED, DUPLICATES.
Words inside DUPLICATE: 349 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: PLICATEDCLUPEIDDEPICTPECULIAPLACEDPLACIDPLICATECAPEDCAPLETCITADELCULPAECUPID. See all words from DUPLICATE.