divagate

Verb

Verb Forms: divagated, divagating, divagates

To wander off the main path or topic; to stray.
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
To wander about.
To stray from a subject or theme.

Examples

Don’t DIVAGATE from your strategy; stick to forming bingos for maximum points.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.

Synonyms

digress, stray, wander

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

divagate: valid Words With Friends Word