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Encourages

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About 4 syllables

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

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

What does encourages mean?

verb

  1. contribute to the progress or growth of

    “I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom”

    Synonymspromoteadvanceboostfurther

  2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

  3. spur on

    “His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife”

Definitions shown for encourage, the base form of encourages.

Is ENCOURAGES 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 ENCOURAGES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1r 1a 1g 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
e 1n 2c 4o 1u 2r 1a 1g 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
e 1n 1c 4o 1u 2r 1a 1g 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 2r 1a 1g 4e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ENCOURAGES

Words that end like ENCOURAGES

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

advantagesdiscouragesenvisagesanchoragesappendagescartilagesdisengagesdisparagesorphanagesparsonagespatronagesbeveragescamouflagesfuselagesheritagesleveragespercentagespilgrimagessabotagesaveragesmessagespackagesdamagesmanages
All words ending in -AGES

Encourages: quick answers

Is ENCOURAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ENCOURAGES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ENCOURAGES worth?
ENCOURAGES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does encourages mean?
encourages is the third-person singular form of encourage, which means “contribute to the progress or growth of”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ENCOURAGES?
You can make 804 shorter words from ENCOURAGES, such as ENCOURAGE, ACROGENS, COGENERS, CONGREES. See the full list.