locate: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of locate
verb
- transitive
To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- transitive
To find out where something is located.
Example: I really can't locate the sever files.
- transitive
To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
Example: The council must locate the new hospital.
- colloquial, intransitive
To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
Listed forms: locates, locating, located.
Source: Wiktionary — locate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for locate.
verb
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
- turn up
verb
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
verb
assign a location to
verb
take up residence and become established
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is locate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of locate
L(1) + O(1) + C(3) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of locate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from locate
55 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in locate. Showing up to 24, longest first.