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Advocates

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of advocate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does advocates mean?

noun

  1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

    Synonymsadvocatorproponentexponent

  2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

    Synonymscounselcounselorcounsellorpleader

verb

  1. push for something

    “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

    Synonymsrecommendurge

  2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of

    “The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house”

    Synonymspreach

Definitions shown for advocate, the base form of advocates.

Is ADVOCATES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ADVOCATES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
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Words With Friends

17 pts
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Wordfeud

16 pts
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NYT Crossplay

17 pts
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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ADVOCATES

Words that end like ADVOCATES

Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesallocatesautomatesdominatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatesseparatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesdevastates
All words ending in -ATES

Advocates: quick answers

Is ADVOCATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADVOCATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADVOCATES worth?
ADVOCATES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does advocates mean?
advocates is the plural and third-person singular form of advocate, which means “a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADVOCATES?
You can make 298 shorter words from ADVOCATES, such as ADVOCATE, ADVECTS, VACATED, ADVECT. See the full list.