ovate

Plural: ovates

Adjective Satellite

of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
rounded like an egg

Adj

Shaped like an egg.
With the broadest extremity near the base.

Noun

An egg-shaped hand axe.
An Irish bard.
A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Adjective

Having an oval or egg-shaped form.

Examples

The word was arranged in an OVATE pattern on the board, avoiding crucial blocking squares.

Origin / Etymology

oval + -ate, from Latin ovatus.

Synonyms

egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, prolate

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

ovate: valid Words With Friends Word