Definition of culminate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• culminate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• culminate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• culminate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of culminate

• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb)

  Examples

  1. The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

  Synonyms

  1. climax
• bring to a head or to the highest point (verb)

  Examples

  1. Seurat culminated pointillism
• reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb)
• reach the highest or most decisive point (verb)
• rise to, or form, a summit (verb)

  Examples

  1. The helmet culminated in a crest

See definition of culminate in Merriam Webster