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Essays

Q: What does essays mean?

essays is the plural and third-person singular form of essay, which means “an analytic or interpretive literary composition”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of essay

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

What does essays mean?

noun

an analytic or interpretive literary composition
a tentative attempt

verb

make an effort or attempt
“He tried to shake off his fears”
Synonymstry seek attempt assay
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
“This approach has been tried with good results”
Synonymstest prove trytry outexamine

Definitions shown for essay, the base form of essays.

Is ESSAYS 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 ESSAYS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

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Words With Friends

8 pts

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Wordfeud

9 pts

e ₁s ₁s ₁a ₁y ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

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

Words from the letters in ESSAYS

Best shorter words top 30 of 36

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See all 36 words made from ESSAYS

Words that end like ESSAYS

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

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All words ending in -AYS

Essays: quick answers

Is ESSAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ESSAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ESSAYS worth?

ESSAYS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does essays mean?

essays is the plural and third-person singular form of essay, which means “an analytic or interpretive literary composition”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in ESSAYS?

You can make 36 shorter words from ESSAYS, such as ESSAY, EYASS, SASSY, AYES. See the full list.