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Devastates

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About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of devastate

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

What does devastates mean?

verb

  1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”

    Synonymslay waste towastedesolateravagescourge

  2. overwhelm or overpower

    “He was devastated by his grief when his son died”

Definitions shown for devastate, the base form of devastates.

Is DEVASTATES 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 DEVASTATES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
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Words With Friends

15 pts
d 2e 1v 5a 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2e 1v 4a 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2e 1v 6a 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DEVASTATES

Words that end like DEVASTATES

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

complicatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignatesduplicatesfascinatesintegratesorientatesstimulatesterminatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatescoordinatesdominates
All words ending in -ATES

Devastates: quick answers

Is DEVASTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEVASTATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEVASTATES worth?
DEVASTATES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does devastates mean?
devastates is the third-person singular form of devastate, which means “cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEVASTATES?
You can make 221 shorter words from DEVASTATES, such as DEVASTATE, DEVESTS, DEAVES, DEVEST. See the full list.