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Focuses

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of focus

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

What does focuses mean?

noun

  1. the concentration of attention or energy on something

    “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”

    Synonymsfocusingfocussingfocal pointdirectioncentering

  2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

    “in focus”

  3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

    “the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion”

  4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

    “the focus of infection”

    Synonymsfocal pointnidus

  5. special emphasis attached to something

    “the stress was more on accuracy than on speed”

    Synonymsstress

  6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

    Synonymsfocal point

verb

  1. direct one's attention on something

    “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

    Synonymsconcentratecentercentreporerivet

  2. cause to converge on or toward a central point

    “Focus the light on this image”

  3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

    Synonymsconcenterconcentrefocalizefocalise

  4. become focussed or come into focus

    “The light focused”

    Synonymsfocalizefocalise

  5. put (an image) into focus

    “Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”

    Synonymsfocalizefocalisesharpen

Definitions shown for focus, the base form of focuses.

Is FOCUSES 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 FOCUSES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
f 4o 1c 3u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
f 4o 1c 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
f 4o 1c 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
f 4o 1c 3u 2s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in FOCUSES

Anagrams 1

fucoses

Words that end like FOCUSES

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

refusesamusesconfusesaccusesvirusesopusesbemusesbonusesdisusesfetusesinfuseslotusesminusesmisusesperusessinusesanusescallusescampusescaucusescensuseschorusescircusescitruses
All words ending in -USES

Focuses: quick answers

Is FOCUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOCUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FOCUSES worth?
FOCUSES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does focuses mean?
focuses is the plural and third-person singular form of focus, which means “the concentration of attention or energy on something”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOCUSES?
You can make 64 shorter words from FOCUSES, such as FUCOSE, FOCUS, FUSC, FOSSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FOCUSES?
FOCUSES rearranges into FUCOSES.