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Desires

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of desire

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

What does desires mean?

noun

  1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

  2. an inclination to want things

    “a man of many desires”

  3. something that is desired

verb

  1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly

    “I want to go home now”

    Synonymswant

  2. expect and wish

    “I trust you will behave better from now on”

    Synonymshopetrust

  3. express a desire for

Definitions shown for desire, the base form of desires.

Is DESIRES 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 DESIRES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
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Words With Friends

8 pts
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Wordfeud

8 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in DESIRES

Anagrams 1

resides

Words that end like DESIRES

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

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All words ending in -IRES

Desires: quick answers

Is DESIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESIRES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESIRES worth?
DESIRES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does desires mean?
desires is the plural and third-person singular form of desire, which means “the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESIRES?
You can make 111 shorter words from DESIRES, such as DESIRE, DIESES, EIDERS, RESIDE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DESIRES?
DESIRES rearranges into RESIDES.