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Essences

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About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of essence

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

What does essences mean?

noun

  1. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

    Synonymskernelsubstancecorecentercentre

  2. any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

  3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

    Synonymseffectburdencoregist

  4. a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

    Synonymsperfume

Definitions shown for essence, the base form of essences.

Is ESSENCES 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 ESSENCES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
e 1s 1s 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
e 1s 1s 1e 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
e 1s 1s 1e 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
e 1s 1s 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ESSENCES

Words that end like ESSENCES

Common words that share the ending -ENCES, 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 -ENCES

Essences: quick answers

Is ESSENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ESSENCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ESSENCES worth?
ESSENCES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does essences mean?
essences is the plural of essence, which means “the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ESSENCES?
You can make 44 shorter words from ESSENCES, such as ESSENCE, CENSES, CESSES, SCENES. See the full list.