coalesce

Verb

Verb Forms: coalesced, coalescing, coalesces

To come together and form one mass or whole; to blend.
mix together different elements
fuse or cause to grow together
To join into a single mass or whole.
To form from different pieces or elements.
To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
To merge, to intermingle freely.
To convert a null value to a defined value.

Examples

The disparate letters on his Words With Friends rack suddenly COALESCED into a high-scoring word.
The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin coalēscō, from co- + alēscō (“grow up”).

Synonyms

blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, coalesce, consolidate, embody, integrate, join, mass, unite

Antonyms

divide, segregate

Scrabble Score: 12

coalesce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coalesce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coalesce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

coalesce: valid Words With Friends Word