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Continues

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About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of continue

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

What does continues mean?

verb

  1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

    “Keep on working!”

    Synonymsgo onproceedgo alongkeep

  2. continue talking

    “`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'”

    Synonymsgo oncarry onproceed

  3. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

    “preserve the peace in the family”

    Synonymsupholdcarry onbear onpreserve

  4. move ahead; travel onward in time or space

    “We proceeded towards Washington”

    Synonymsproceedgo forward

  5. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    “We cannot continue several servants any longer”

    Synonymsretainkeepkeep on

  6. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

    “We continued our research into the cause of the illness”

    Synonymspersist in

Definitions shown for continue, the base form of continues.

Is CONTINUES 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 CONTINUES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4o 1n 2t 1i 1n 2u 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
c 4o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CONTINUES

Anagrams 1

neustonic

Words that end like CONTINUES

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

techniquescolleaguesbarbecuesboutiquescritiquesharanguesintriguesmeringuesphysiquesprologuesantiquesfatiguesgrotesquesobliquesresiduesrevenuesavenuesopaquesmisconstruesarguesissuesvaluesplaguespursues
All words ending in -UES

Continues: quick answers

Is CONTINUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CONTINUES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CONTINUES worth?
CONTINUES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does continues mean?
continues is the third-person singular form of continue, which means “continue a certain state, condition, or activity”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CONTINUES?
You can make 385 shorter words from CONTINUES, such as CONTINUE, COUNTIES, UNCTIONS, CONINES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CONTINUES?
CONTINUES rearranges into NEUSTONIC.