Ablates
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of ablate, meaning wears away or removes material through erosion or vaporisation.
“The laser ablates the surface layer without damaging the tissue beneath.”
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Wordle
Ends in -ATES, the ABL- start combined with -ATES makes this a distinctive seven-letter pattern.
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Modest score with common tiles, the -ATES ending offers hooks for extending ABLATE on the board.
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