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Cares

Q: What does cares mean?

cares is the plural and third-person singular form of care, which means “the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of care

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does cares mean?

noun

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
“no medical care was required”
Synonymsattention aid tending
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
“he exercised caution in opening the door”
Synonymscaution precaution forethought
an anxious feeling
“care had aged him”
Synonymsconcern fear
a cause for feeling concern
“his major care was the illness of his wife”
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
“he is in the care of a bodyguard”
Synonymscharge tutelage guardianship
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
“he wrote the manual on car care”
Synonymsmaintenance upkeep

verb

feel concern or interest
“I really care about my work”
provide care for
“The nurse was caring for the wounded”
Synonymsgive care
prefer or wish to do something
“Do you care to try this dish?”
Synonymswish like
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
“I can deal with this crew of workers”
Synonymsmanage deal handle
be concerned with
“I worry about my grades”
Synonymsworry

Definitions shown for care, the base form of cares.

Is CARES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is CARES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

c ₃a ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

c ₄a ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

c ₄a ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

c ₃a ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in CARES

Anagrams 8

acers acres carse escar races scare scrae serac

Best shorter words top 30 of 44

acer 6 aces 6 acre 6 aesc 6 arcs 6 care 6 cars 6 case 6 ceas 6 race 6 recs 6 scar 6 ace 5 arc 5 car 5 rec 5 sac 5 sec 5 ares 4 arse 4 ears 4 eras 4 rase 4 sear 4 sera 4 are 3 ars 3 ear 3 eas 3 era 3

See all 44 words made from CARES

Hooks for CARES

Add one letter to the front or back of CARES to make another word.

Front hooks

scares

Back hooks

caress

Words that end like CARES

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

shares dares spares stares bares fares hares mares pares rares ares blares flares glares snares compares declares prepares thoroughfares bewares fanfares unawares nightmares scares

All words ending in -ARES

Cares: quick answers

Is CARES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CARES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CARES worth?

CARES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does cares mean?

cares is the plural and third-person singular form of care, which means “the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in CARES?

You can make 44 shorter words from CARES, such as ACER, ACES, ACRE, AESC. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of CARES?

CARES rearranges into ACERS, ACRES, CARSE, ESCAR, RACES, SCARE, SCRAE, SERAC.