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Fines

Q: What does fines mean?

fines is the plural and third-person singular form of fine, which means “money extracted as a penalty”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

f ₄i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

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

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

What does fines mean?

noun

money extracted as a penalty
Synonymsmulct amercement

verb

issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
“I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street”
Synonymsticket

Definitions shown for fine, the base form of fines.

Is FINES 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 FINES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts

f ₄i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

f ₄i ₁n ₂e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

f ₄i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

f ₄i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in FINES

Anagrams 4

fenis neifs niefs nifes

Best shorter words top 30 of 37

feis 7 feni 7 fens 7 fine 7 fins 7 nefs 7 neif 7 nief 7 nife 7 seif 7 efs 6 fen 6 fes 6 fie 6 fin 6 ifs 6 nef 6 sif 6 ef 5 fe 5 if 5 nies 4 sien 4 sine 4 ens 3 ins 3 nie 3 nis 3 sei 3 sen 3

See all 37 words made from FINES

Hooks for FINES

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

finest

Words that end like FINES

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

lines dines mines wines shines nines pines vines spines swines twines whines shrines combines examines inclines machines determines engines declines destines imagines outlines routines

All words ending in -INES

Fines: quick answers

Is FINES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. FINES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.

How many points is FINES worth?

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

What does fines mean?

fines is the plural and third-person singular form of fine, which means “money extracted as a penalty”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in FINES?

You can make 37 shorter words from FINES, such as FEIS, FENI, FENS, FINE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of FINES?

FINES rearranges into FENIS, NEIFS, NIEFS, NIFES.