Definitions For Ultracrepidate

Verb

ultracrepidat to venture beyond one's competence or purview : {{uxi, en, The new editor has a lot to learn and should be anxious not to ultracrepidate.}}

Further reading

{{pedialite, Ultracrepidarianism}}

Etymology

From the Latin phrase ultra crepidam ("beyond the sandal"). An allusion to the response of the Greek painter Apelles to a cobbler's criticism, as recorded by Pliny the Elder.

Is Ultracrepidate a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
23

The word Ultracrepidate is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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