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Explores

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About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of explore

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

What does explores mean?

verb

  1. inquire into

    “the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project”

    Synonymsresearchsearch

  2. travel to or penetrate into

    “explore unknown territory in biology”

  3. examine minutely

  4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

Definitions shown for explore, the base form of explores.

Is EXPLORES 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 EXPLORES worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
e 1x 8p 3l 1o 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
e 1x 8p 4l 2o 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
e 1x 8p 4l 1o 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
e 1x 8p 3l 2o 1r 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in EXPLORES

Words that end like EXPLORES

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

restoresignoresdeploresimploresencoresseashoresadoresdrugstoresscoresstoresborescarnivoreschorescommodoresshoressnoressophomoressporescoresforesgoresporessoresunderscores
All words ending in -ORES

Explores: quick answers

Is EXPLORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EXPLORES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EXPLORES worth?
EXPLORES scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does explores mean?
explores is the third-person singular form of explore, which means “inquire into”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EXPLORES?
You can make 187 shorter words from EXPLORES, such as EXPLORE, EXPOSER, PLEXORS, EXPELS. See the full list.