engraft

Verb

Verb Forms: engrafted, engrafting, engrafts

To insert a scion into a stock; to implant or integrate.
cause to grow together parts from different plants
fix or set securely or deeply
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
To fix firmly into place

Adj

Engrafted.

Examples

He tried to ENGRAFT his high-value tile onto an existing word for extra points.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier ingraft, equivalent to en- (“in”) + graft.

Synonyms

embed, graft, imbed, implant, ingraft, plant

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

engraft: valid Words With Friends Word