PECULATES
Scrabble letter values: P3E1C3U1L1A1T1E1S1 = 13
Definition
PECULATES is the plural of PECULATE.
verb PECULATE: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
Synonyms of PECULATE: embezzle, defalcate, misappropriate, malversate