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Developments

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About 4 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Very common · plural of development

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

What does developments mean?

noun

  1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

    “he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”

  2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

    “the development of his ideas took many years”

    Synonymsevolution

  3. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

    “he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”

    Synonymsgrowthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis

  4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

    “recent developments in Iraq”

  5. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

    “the development of Alaskan resources”

    Synonymsexploitation

  6. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

    “such land is practical for small park developments”

Definitions shown for development, the base form of developments.

Is DEVELOPMENTS 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 DEVELOPMENTS worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
d 2e 1v 4e 1l 1o 1p 3m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

25 pts
d 2e 1v 5e 1l 2o 1p 4m 4e 1n 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
d 2e 1v 4e 1l 1o 1p 4m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
d 2e 1v 6e 1l 2o 1p 3m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DEVELOPMENTS

Words that end like DEVELOPMENTS

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

arrangementsimprovementsrequirementsexperimentsachievementsenvironmentsmeasurementsreplacementsannouncementsequivalentsmisrepresentsestablishmentsadvancementsappeasementsbelligerentsbereavementsconfinementsendorsementsenhancementsenlargementsincompetentsindependentsinvolvementsnonresidents
All words ending in -ENTS

Developments: quick answers

Is DEVELOPMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEVELOPMENTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEVELOPMENTS worth?
DEVELOPMENTS scores 20 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does developments mean?
developments is the plural of development, which means “act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEVELOPMENTS?
You can make 907 shorter words from DEVELOPMENTS, such as DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPES, ENVELOPED, DEVELOPE. See the full list.