agnate

agnate is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.
2. adjective. Allied; akin.
3. noun. A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
4. noun. one related on the father's side

   Synonyms: patrikin, patrisib

5. adjective. related on the father's side

   "a paternal aunt"

   Synonyms: agnatic, paternal

Synonyms

patrikin, patrisib, agnatic, paternal

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in agnate:

tanega

Common word forms

agnates

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