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Eludes

e 1l 1u 1d 2e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · third-person singular form of elude

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

What does eludes mean?

verb

  1. escape, either physically or mentally

    “The thief eluded the police”

    Synonymsevadebilk

  2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

    “What you are seeing in him eludes me”

    Synonymsescape

  3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

    “He dodged the issue”

    Synonymshedgefudgeevadeput offcircumvent

Definitions shown for elude, the base form of eludes.

Is ELUDES 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 ELUDES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
e 1l 1u 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
e 1l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
e 1l 1u 2d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
e 1l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ELUDES

Anagrams 1

leudes

Hooks for ELUDES

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

Front hooks

deludes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ELUDES

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

excludesincludesconcludesexudesalludesintrudessecludesprecludesprotrudesattitudesprudesdudesnudesaltitudesaptitudeslatitudesinterludeslongitudesmagnitudesmultitudesplatitudesdeludespreludes
All words ending in -UDES

Eludes: quick answers

Is ELUDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ELUDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ELUDES worth?
ELUDES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does eludes mean?
eludes is the third-person singular form of elude, which means “escape, either physically or mentally”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ELUDES?
You can make 62 shorter words from ELUDES, such as DELES, DUELS, DULES, DULSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ELUDES?
ELUDES rearranges into LEUDES.