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Faces

Q: What does faces mean?

faces is the plural and third-person singular form of face, which means “the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

f ₄a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of face

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does faces mean?

noun

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
“he washed his face”
Synonymshuman face
the feelings expressed on a person's face
“a sad expression”
Synonymsexpression look aspectfacial expression
the general outward appearance of something
“the face of the city is changing”
the striking or working surface of an implement
a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
“he looked out at a roomful of faces”
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
“he examined all sides of the crystal”
Synonymsside

verb

deal with (something unpleasant) head on
“You must confront your problems”
Synonymsconfrontface up
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
“You must confront your opponent”
Synonymsconfront
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
“The house looks north”
Synonymsfront look
be opposite
“the facing page”
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
“Turn and face your partner now”
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
“We confronted him with the evidence”
Synonymsconfront present

Definitions shown for face, the base form of faces.

Is FACES 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)	Yes

How many points is FACES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

f ₄a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

f ₄a ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

f ₄a ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

f ₄a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in FACES

Anagrams 1

cafes

Best shorter words top 24 of 24

cafe 9 face 9 safe 7 aces 6 aesc 6 case 6 ceas 6 efs 6 fae 6 fas 6 fes 6 ace 5 ef 5 fa 5 fe 5 sac 5 sec 5 eas 3 sae 3 sea 3 ae 2 as 2 ea 2 es 2

See all 24 words made from FACES

Words that end like FACES

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

places spaces races traces laces maces paces aces braces graces replaces misplaces menaces palaces solaces embraces furnaces grimaces retraces terraces disgraces displaces necklaces populaces

All words ending in -ACES

Faces: quick answers

Is FACES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. FACES 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 FACES worth?

FACES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 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 faces mean?

faces is the plural and third-person singular form of face, which means “the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in FACES?

You can make 24 shorter words from FACES, such as CAFE, FACE, SAFE, ACES. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of FACES?

FACES rearranges into CAFES.