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Commenced

c 3o 1m 3m 3e 1n 1c 3e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · past tense of commence

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

What does commenced mean?

verb

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    “We began working at dawn”

    Synonymsget downbegingetstart outstart

  2. set in motion, cause to start

    “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

    Synonymsbeginlead offstart

  3. get off the ground

    “Who started this company?”

    Synonymsstartstart upembark on

Definitions shown for commence, the base form of commenced.

Is COMMENCED 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 COMMENCED worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
c 3o 1m 3m 3e 1n 1c 3e 1d 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
c 4o 1m 4m 4e 1n 2c 4e 1d 2

Wordfeud

20 pts
c 4o 1m 3m 3e 1n 1c 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
c 3o 1m 3m 3e 1n 1c 3e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in COMMENCED

Words that end like COMMENCED

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

All words ending in -ENCED

Commenced: quick answers

Is COMMENCED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COMMENCED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COMMENCED worth?
COMMENCED scores 18 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does commenced mean?
commenced is the past tense of commence, which means “take the first step or steps in carrying out an action”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COMMENCED?
You can make 95 shorter words from COMMENCED, such as COMMENCE, COMMEND, CONCEDE, CODEC. See the full list.