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Does

Q: What does does mean?

does is the third-person singular form of do, which means “engage in”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

d ₂o ₁e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

verb · 4 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of do

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

What does does mean?

verb

engage in
“make love, not war”
Synonymsmake
carry out or perform an action
“John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters”
Synonymsperform execute
get (something) done
“I did my job”
Synonymsperform
proceed or get along
“How is she doing in her new job?”
Synonymsfaremake outcomeget along
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
“cause a commotion”
Synonymscause make
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
“practice law”
Synonymspractice practise exercise

Definitions shown for do, the base form of does.

Is DOES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 DOES worth?

Scrabble

5 pts

d ₂o ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

5 pts

d ₂o ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

5 pts

d ₂o ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

5 pts

d ₂o ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in DOES

Anagrams 2

dose odes

Best shorter words top 18 of 18

doe 4 dos 4 dso 4 eds 4 ode 4 ods 4 sed 4 sod 4 de 3 do 3 ed 3 od 3 oes 3 ose 3 es 2 oe 2 os 2 so 2

See all 18 words made from DOES

Hooks for DOES

Add one letter to the front or back of DOES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

doest

Words that end like DOES

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

goes toes shoes foes hoes noes roes woes echoes heroes potatoes tomatoes undergoes oboes canoes vetoes cargoes forgoes lingoes mangoes mottoes tiptoes calicoes dominoes

All words ending in -OES

Does: quick answers

Is DOES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DOES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DOES worth?

DOES scores 5 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does does mean?

does is the third-person singular form of do, which means “engage in”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in DOES?

You can make 18 shorter words from DOES, such as DOE, DOS, DSO, EDS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of DOES?

DOES rearranges into DOSE, ODES.