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Hesitates

h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of hesitate

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

What does hesitates mean?

verb

  1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

    “Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”

    Synonymswaverwaffle

  2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

    “The speaker paused”

    Synonymspause

Definitions shown for hesitate, the base form of hesitates.

Is HESITATES 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 HESITATES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
h 3e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
h 4e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
h 3e 1s 1i 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in HESITATES

Anagrams 2

athetesisathetises

Words that end like HESITATES

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

dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatesdominatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatesseparatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignates
All words ending in -ATES

Hesitates: quick answers

Is HESITATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HESITATES 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 HESITATES worth?
HESITATES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hesitates mean?
hesitates is the third-person singular form of hesitate, which means “pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HESITATES?
You can make 263 shorter words from HESITATES, such as ATHEISES, ATHEISTS, ATHETISE, ESTHESIA. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HESITATES?
HESITATES rearranges into ATHETESIS, ATHETISES.