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Espoused

e 1s 1p 3o 1u 1s 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Less common · past tense of espouse

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

What does espoused mean?

verb

  1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

    “She followed the feminist movement”

    Synonymsadoptfollow

  2. take in marriage

    Synonymsmarryget marriedwedconjoinhook up with

  3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

    “She embraced Catholicism”

    Synonymsembraceadoptsweep up

Definitions shown for espouse, the base form of espoused.

Is ESPOUSED 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 ESPOUSED worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
e 1s 1p 3o 1u 1s 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
e 1s 1p 4o 1u 2s 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
e 1s 1p 4o 1u 2s 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
e 1s 1p 3o 1u 2s 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in ESPOUSED

Hooks for ESPOUSED

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

Front hooks

bespoused

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ESPOUSED

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

carousedarousedcallousedroughhousedhousedblousedgrouseddousedmousedrousedwarehousedrendezvoused
All words ending in -OUSED

Espoused: quick answers

Is ESPOUSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ESPOUSED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ESPOUSED worth?
ESPOUSED scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does espoused mean?
espoused is the past tense of espouse, which means “choose and follow”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ESPOUSED?
You can make 166 shorter words from ESPOUSED, such as DEPOSES, PSEUDOS, SPEEDOS, SPOUSED. See the full list.