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Captures

c 3a 1p 3t 1u 1r 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of capture

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

What does captures mean?

noun

  1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

    Synonymsgaining controlseizure

  2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

  3. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

  4. the act of taking of a person by force

    Synonymsseizure

  5. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

verb

  1. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

    “capture the essence of Spring”

  2. attract; cause to be enamored

    “She captured all the men's hearts”

    Synonymsenamourtrancecatchbecharmenamor

  3. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

    “We finally got the suspect”

    Synonymsgetcatch

  4. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

    “This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons”

  5. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

    “the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”

    Synonymsappropriateseizeconquer

  6. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

    “I caught a rabbit in the trap today”

    Synonymscatch

Definitions shown for capture, the base form of captures.

Is CAPTURES 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 CAPTURES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3a 1p 3t 1u 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4a 1p 4t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
c 4a 1p 4t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3a 1p 3t 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CAPTURES

Anagrams 1

prescuta

Words that end like CAPTURES

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

featureslecturesmeasurespicturesassuresensuresfiguresstructuresculturesfailuresobscurescreaturesinjurespressuresreassurescensuresclosuresconjuresfissuresfixturesgesturesmixturesnurturespastures
All words ending in -URES

Captures: quick answers

Is CAPTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CAPTURES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CAPTURES worth?
CAPTURES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does captures mean?
captures is the plural and third-person singular form of capture, which means “the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CAPTURES?
You can make 491 shorter words from CAPTURES, such as APERCUS, CAPTURE, CARPETS, CUSPATE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CAPTURES?
CAPTURES rearranges into PRESCUTA.